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Spelling of "Bylaws"
Please what is the correct spelling of "bylaw" and "bylaws"?
I was trying to find a copy of the UK Railway Bylaws but the various spellings makes it difficult.
In the Transport Act 1962 they are spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws". Who is right?
Alasdair Baxter, Nottingham, UK.Tel +44 115 9705100; Fax +44 115 9423263
"It's not what you say that matters but how you say it. It's not what you do that matters but how you do it"
I was trying to find a copy of the UK Railway Bylaws but the various spellings makes it difficult.
In the Transport Act 1962 they are spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws". Who is right?
Alasdair Baxter, Nottingham, UK.Tel +44 115 9705100; Fax +44 115 9423263
"It's not what you say that matters but how you say it. It's not what you do that matters but how you do it"
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[nq:1]Please what is the correct spelling of "bylaw" and "bylaws"? I was trying to find a copy of the UK ... spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws".
- [nq:1]Please what is the correct spelling of "bylaw" and "bylaws"?
- I was trying to find a copy of the UK ...
- spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws".
- [/nq] They all are, unfortunately.
- Alec McKenzie
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[nq:1]Please what is the correct spelling of "bylaw" and "bylaws"? I was trying to find a copy of the UK ... spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws". Who is right?[/nq]
They all are, unfortunately.
Alec McKenzie
They all are, unfortunately.
Alec McKenzie
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[nq:1]Please what is the correct spelling of "bylaw" and "bylaws"?[/nq]
Chambers likes "bylaw" and "bye-law". The New Shorter Oxford likes "by- law" and "bye-law".
[nq:1]I was trying to find a copy of the UK Railway Bylaws but the various spellings makes it difficult. In ... spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws". Who is r
Chambers likes "bylaw" and "bye-law". The New Shorter Oxford likes "by- law" and "bye-law".
[nq:1]I was trying to find a copy of the UK Railway Bylaws but the various spellings makes it difficult. In ... spelled "bylaws", in the Transport Act 2000, they are spelled "bye-laws" and the SRA spells them "byelaws". Who is r
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By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the hyphens, but both "bylaw" or "byelaw" are shown in MWCD10. AHD4 has only "bylaw". That latter is the spelling I use.
I suspect that the "byelaw" variant is shown in MWCD10 merely because it has become a common misspelling.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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I suspect that the "byelaw" variant is shown in MWCD10 merely because it has become a common misspelling.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:1]By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the hyphens, but both "bylaw" or "byelaw" are shown in MWCD10. ... I use. I suspect that the "byelaw" variant is shown in MWCD10 merely because it has become a common misspelling.[/nq]
How about by-elections, bye-elections, bye elections?
(Not to be confused with bye-bye erections, natch).
How about by-elections, bye-elections, bye elections?
(Not to be confused with bye-bye erections, natch).
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[nq:2]By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the ... in MWCD10 merely because it has become a common misspelling.[/nq]
[nq:1]How about by-elections, bye-elections, bye elections? (Not to be confused with bye-bye erections, natch).[/nq]
MWCD10 and AHD4 both hyphenate them, and they also show both variants (not the two-word one). Wild!
I have never used the terms.
Skitt (in H
[nq:1]How about by-elections, bye-elections, bye elections? (Not to be confused with bye-bye erections, natch).[/nq]
MWCD10 and AHD4 both hyphenate them, and they also show both variants (not the two-word one). Wild!
I have never used the terms.
Skitt (in H
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[nq:2]Chambers likes "bylaw" and "bye-law". The New Shorter Oxford likes ... favour with the two dictionaries, but the others are OK.[/nq]
[nq:1]By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the hyphens, but both "bylaw" or "byelaw" are shown in MWCD10. AHD4 has only "bylaw". That latter is the spelling I use.[/nq]
There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules a
[nq:1]By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the hyphens, but both "bylaw" or "byelaw" are shown in MWCD10. AHD4 has only "bylaw". That latter is the spelling I use.[/nq]
There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules a
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[nq:2]By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the ... has only "bylaw". That latter is the spelling I use.[/nq]
[nq:1]There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules applicable to private organizations (or public ... and the like. I gather that in BrE "bye-laws" refers to regulations promulgated by a governmental or quasi-governmental administrative body.[/nq]
[nq:1]There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules applicable to private organizations (or public ... and the like. I gather that in BrE "bye-laws" refers to regulations promulgated by a governmental or quasi-governmental administrative body.[/nq]
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[nq:2]By the bye, AmE usage seems to be without the ... has only "bylaw". That latter is the spelling I use.[/nq]
[nq:1]There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules applicable to private organizations (or public ... and the like. I gather that in BrE "bye-laws" refers to regulations promulgated by a governmental or quasi-governmental administrative body.[/nq]
[nq:1]There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules applicable to private organizations (or public ... and the like. I gather that in BrE "bye-laws" refers to regulations promulgated by a governmental or quasi-governmental administrative body.[/nq]
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[nq:1]There's a difference in meaning, too, I think. In AmE "bylaws" refer to rules applicable to private organizations (or public ... and the like. I gather that in BrE "bye-laws" refers to regulations promulgated by a governmental or quasi-governmental administrative body.[/nq]
Up there in Canada where they like to mix things together, "by-laws" are things a city passes, kind of like "ordina
Up there in Canada where they like to mix things together, "by-laws" are things a city passes, kind of like "ordina
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[nq:1]There is a US/UK difference in meaning, but it is not dependent on the spelling, it seems. Definition bylaw, bye-law ... to its particular region 2 US a rule which governs the members of an organization (from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)[/nq]
In this case, as it often does for things related to government, Canada follows the British meaning; to me the primary meaning of "byla
In this case, as it often does for things related to government, Canada follows the British meaning; to me the primary meaning of "byla
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