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Since William of Ockham lived before spellings were standardised there is no real correct spelling. However, the village he was from is spelt Ockham these days, so maybe that should have primacy. [[http://snipurl.com/ockham]] | Since William of Ockham lived before spellings were standardised there is no real correct spelling. However, the village he was from is spelt Ockham these days, so maybe that should have primacy. [[http://snipurl.com/ockham]] | ||
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| + | :Wikipedia spells it Occam, so I am going to guess that "Occam" has become the contemporary spelling.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 08:43, 1 April 2007 (EDT) | ||
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Ok, I have seen this spelled Occam and Ockham in this article. Which one is it?--Elamdri 06:26, 1 April 2007 (EDT)
Since William of Ockham lived before spellings were standardised there is no real correct spelling. However, the village he was from is spelt Ockham these days, so maybe that should have primacy. [[1]] Chrysogonus 07:41, 1 April 2007 (EDT)
- Wikipedia spells it Occam, so I am going to guess that "Occam" has become the contemporary spelling.--Elamdri 08:43, 1 April 2007 (EDT)