Talk:Płock

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[edit] Alternate spelling: Plotzk?

While researching Plock city, I understand it is also known (or was known) as Plotzk. Can you advise if this is correct. Is it just another spelling or is it a name change? jamie_trauntner@hotmail.com

This is quite likely a transcription (writing the word as it sounds) without using Polish diacritics (the barred "l"), and according to English orthography. English speakers unfamiliar with Polish pronunciation would mispronounce the "ck" as [k] rather than [tsk]. This is, however, no reason to alter the spelling of the city's name. See below. -- Deborahjay 17:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How to spell the name of town?

Somoene asked how to spell the name of town and this is the answer: the correct name of town is Płock, but we spell that "Puotzk" - I think it will be the most correct spelling.

The spelling is in the article header, both in IPA and in ogg sound file. Halibutt 11:43, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)

Similar to other pages for place names using non-English diacritics, the page name includes the proper spelling and diacritics of the source language (in this case, the barred "l" and the letter "c" that Polish pronounces differently than English). Throughout the body of the article's text, however, the conventional English alphabet is used. The orthographic convention for Polish letters in English is to use the letter "l" for "ł", "e" for "ę", and so on. Changing the spelling to accomodate English pronunciation is inappropriate. Ideally, readers of English will learn the Polish pronunciation, that sounds close to [pwotsk], without unnecessary alteration of the name's spelling. -- Hope that helps, Deborahjay 17:52, 17 September 2006 (UTC)