Ellie Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'm trying to describe a piece of literature to list on eBay. For some reason I am absolutely stumped at the moment & can't remember if the term Woody/Woodie, should be spelled woody or woodie. What's proper??? Is there a right or wrong spelling to the term??? Thanks for your reply.Ellie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 The terms are used often both ways. I'd list it with both spellings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 These guys spell it WOODIE, but I agree with West, spell it both ways in your eBay title. Welcome to the forum, and give me first shot at any pre 1965 racing literature. http://www.nationalwoodieclub.com/home.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hi Ellie, as West said, either or both ways in fine, but you have to realize you're dealing with a lot of men here, so proper spelling isn't big on our list of things in life to worry about. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />By the way, Welcome and come back again. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 For what it means, Word spell-ck does not reconize Woodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">For what it means, Word spell-ck does not reconize Woodie. </div></div>Doesn't mean much. As I related in a post in the Editors section, spell check doesn't recognize "marque" either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Ellie, Upon further research, you are well within your rights to use the term Woodie."From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA woodie can mean:A type of car particularly favoured by surfers. A wooden roller coaster."Ps, I also found it used by young teenager boys in the 50's for something completly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpushbutton Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I have always preferred "Woody", but as the others have stated, it's about 50/50 when you see it in print. The one that gets me is "It's a Duesie!", Which is rarely spelled correctly (as I just spelled it here). It's most often spelled "Duesey", which ain't how Fred and August spelled the first four letters of their name. Oh well, mere semantics. Now on to the world's real problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have always preferred "Woody", but as the others have stated, it's about 50/50 when you see it in print. The one that gets me is "It's a Duesie!", Which is rarely spelled correctly (as I just spelled it here). It's most often spelled "Duesey", which ain't how Fred and August spelled the first four letters of their name. Oh well, mere semantics. Now on to the world's real problems. </div></div>???? Pushbutton. The first four letters in both Duesie and Duesey are the same. Did you mean "Doozy"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cullen Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Use both in your description, that way when prospective bidders search for either you will get the hit. The more information you put into the description, the better. Most serious E-Bay users tend to search rather than browse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hey guys, THANKS!!! I didn't expect such widespread response. Several short minutes after posting the question I thought "GEE, THAT WAS DUMB!", but I've always been curious as to which spelling was correct, even before I wanted to know for this literature item. I will use both spellings in the description, I do not have room for both in the title because eBay is so dang stin-geeeeeeeee there, but both will appear in the description. OH & btw, I am really not NEW NEW here. I read from time to time, to try to LEARN. Have posted a couple of times before but when I came to the forum yesterday it FORGOT ME (sniff, sniff) so I had to re-register. My membership was probably overlooked because I hadn't viewed the forum since way back in Sept. '05, shortly after Auburn. Maybe there's an activity time period limit??? Dunno. Anyhoooo, thanks again & I hope everyone has a HAPPY DAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxnard Montalvo Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I believe you can <span style="font-weight: bold">get</span> a "Woodie" and <span style="font-weight: bold">drive</span> a "Woody." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanderson44 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm trying to describe a piece of literature to list on eBay. For some reason I am absolutely stumped at the moment & can't remember if the term Woody/Woodie, should be spelled woody or woodie. What's proper??? Is there a right or wrong spelling to the term??? Thanks for your reply.Ellie </div></div>Potato, PotatoeArt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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