Talk:Battle of the Duisburg Convoy

Mattesini
Left a question on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history to try to get the citation source filled in. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 08:22, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Decipher/decypher
I'm not aware of any mainstream dictionary that supports the -y- spelling, in either UK or US English. Compare these dictionaries that list the -i- spelling with this shorter list for the -y- spelling. Wiktionary does list decypher but not as a UK spelling, and says the -i- spelling is preferred. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:36, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Quantity isn't necessarily an indicator of quality and Wiki isn't a reliable source, it all too often favours the lazy choice. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 23:18, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, my point was that only unreliable dictionaries such as Wiktionary list the -y- form; all the authoritative dictionaries list the -i- form as correct and do not mention a -y- form, even as a British English variant. Hence my correction to the article. -- John of Reading (talk) 08:51, 29 January 2023 (UTC)