Talk:Anti-materiel rifle

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[edit] Material (spelling)

It looks to me as if the more common spelling here is the anglicised "anti-material" rather than "anti-materiel" (seemingly supported by a quick google search). I have moved the page and changed some linked articles. Any objections to this? I'm no military specialist but the spelling looked unusual. Greg 14:13, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

It should be anti-materiel, the "e" takes an accent (grave?). Never trust google for spelling (confomrity of ignorant masses), use dictionaries. GraemeLeggett 15:24, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Materiel is the technically correct spelling. Straight from my Webster's New World Dictionary:

Materiel n. 1. Materials and tools necessary to any work, enterprise, etc.; specif., weapons, equipment supplies, etc. of armed forces: distinguished from personnel 2. Weapons and equipment of armed forces in combat

Material n. 1. What a thing is, or may be, made of; elements, parts, or constituents. [raw material] 2. Ideas, notes, sketches, etc., that may be worked up or elaborated; data 3. cloth or other fabric 4. Implements, articles, etc. needed to make or do something [writing materials] --D.E. Watters 15:36, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Looks like you're right -- "materiel" itself seems to be an anglicisation of "matériel" but if the former is more common we should stick with that.Greg 15:47, 1 February 2006 (UTC)