To Molt or Moult, That is the question...

[Travis K]

Simple right? Well I have asked a few people on IMing but really haven't got a diffinative answer yet. WHAT IS THE CORRECT SPELLING FOR SHEDING EXOSKELETONS? Molt vs Moult.

 

[Zoltan]

British English »—› moult,
American English »—› molt.

Edit: I see it was answered in the other thread already.

 

[Rochelle]

British English »—› moult,
American English »—› molt.

Edit: I see it was answered in the other thread already.

Yup. Exactly.

 

[Kirk]

Queen's English

I was in a meagre theatre, and saw mould on a moult.

 

[El Viejo]

I type "Mould" into MS Word, and am told that it is misspelled.
'Nuf said!

 

[Kirk]

I type "Mould" into MS Word, and am told that it is misspelled.
'Nuf said!

I suggest you look at a dictionary.

 

[testdasi]

@El Viejo: Cuz you probably are using the American version which sets American English to default.

 

[somethingbig]

@El Viejo: Cuz you probably are using the American version which sets American English to default.

i think that was the point...

 

[Zoltan]

I type "Mould" into MS Word, and am told that it is misspelled.
'Nuf said!

We are talking about the process of casting the skin off (molting/moulting), not about a microscopic fungus (mold/mould).

 

[Londoner]

Hey, if it means I don't have to type an extra letter then I'll take American/English any day of the week!
(I type with one finger, my tongue sticking out the corner of my mouth, and a look of intense concentration on my face )