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Thread #125224   Message #4165729
Posted By: Lighter
21-Feb-23 - 07:20 AM
Thread Name: Shanty or Chantey?
Subject: RE: Shanty or Chantey?
My Spidey sense and an internet search tell me that "chaunty" is curious and unique.

It may not matter, though, because OED avers that the obsolete spelling variant "chaunt" was always pronounced as "chant."

But "chanting-man"? The word "chantey/shanty" was clearly problematic.