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I noticed you ( User:Smerus) changed the spelling "Ahasvérus" to "Ahasuerus", which I guess is the form typically used in English. I thought the common French spelling "Ahasvérus" was OK here, since this seems to be what Eugène Sue used in his novel (see here). This raises some interesting questions. It's a bit mysterious to me why Scribe changed it to the apparently far less common French spelling "Ashvérus". (Does this odd spelling predate Scribe? Was it just a mistake on Scribe's part or was it easier for versification? I suppose Halévy set it as Ashvérus, but I have not seen a score. In any case, the English spelling in this spot is also OK by me. :-) -- Robert.Allen ( talk) 06:57, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
This is a minor point, but I've been omitting the parentheses around the year in the "Notes" section. They are not used in the example shown at WP:CITESHORT. I think it actually helps to distinguish the notes from the "Sources", is cleaner, and works pretty well. Do you have any strong preferences on this? -- Robert.Allen ( talk) 07:14, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
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I noticed you ( User:Smerus) changed the spelling "Ahasvérus" to "Ahasuerus", which I guess is the form typically used in English. I thought the common French spelling "Ahasvérus" was OK here, since this seems to be what Eugène Sue used in his novel (see here). This raises some interesting questions. It's a bit mysterious to me why Scribe changed it to the apparently far less common French spelling "Ashvérus". (Does this odd spelling predate Scribe? Was it just a mistake on Scribe's part or was it easier for versification? I suppose Halévy set it as Ashvérus, but I have not seen a score. In any case, the English spelling in this spot is also OK by me. :-) -- Robert.Allen ( talk) 06:57, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
This is a minor point, but I've been omitting the parentheses around the year in the "Notes" section. They are not used in the example shown at WP:CITESHORT. I think it actually helps to distinguish the notes from the "Sources", is cleaner, and works pretty well. Do you have any strong preferences on this? -- Robert.Allen ( talk) 07:14, 25 May 2012 (UTC)