Royal Ramblings: irrational pet peeve du jour

Thursday, October 20, 2005

The standard spelling of "marshal" has one L, not two. Thank you very much.

Pedicularis said...: Wikipedia has an opinion on this topic as well: "Marshal (also spelled Marshall) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word derives from Old Germanic marah "horse" and scalc "servant", and originally meant "stable keeper". The spelling of the name ("Marshall") is often confused with the spelling of the title ("Marshal")."; October 20, 2005 10:15 AM
Sotosoroto said...: And if you ever type the phrase, "marshall law," you will be shot immediately and without warning.; October 20, 2005 11:06 AM