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Thread #87896 Message #1645625
Posted By: Charley Noble
10-Jan-06 - 10:12 AM
Thread Name: Chanties Helped Win World War I
Subject: RE: Chanties Helped Win World War 1
George-
I just used the spelling that King used. Even Cicely Fox Smith vacillated on how to spell this form of nautical work song. Smith's book of traditional nautical songs is titled A BOOK OF SHANTIES but her sea poetry books refer to chanties. No doubt she spent many a sleepless night mulling this question over. It's amazing she got anything published at all!
Cheerily,
Charley Noble