Spelling of sabre

[sabresamurai]

i had a question, i have seen the word sabre spelled sabre and saber and i wanted to clear up the confusion i have of all the different spellings, so...
What is the correct what to spell (insert the word sabre spelled correctly here)?

[Craig]

You can use either spelling. I happen to prefer sabre.

Cheers,
Craig

[DJ Apostrophe]

I also prefer Sabre ....
Craig... a poll?
-w

[corinna2u]

As with a lot of 'er' or 're' words:

'Saber' is American English.
'Sabre' is British.

I also prefer the look of 'sabre' but then I like the look of alot of the British spellings versus American.

[sabresamurai]

man how many posts do u need to have before u arent considered "just joined"?

[lfortier]

Originally posted by sabresamurai
man how many posts do u need to have before u arent considered "just joined"?

Dont exactly remember but I think 30-40 posts is a good estimate. BTW, I noticed that you are also in Kansas. Do you fence at the Kansas City Fencing Center (like me) or the Fencing Athletic Center?

[sabresamurai]

hey sweet we fence at the same place, but i have not started lessons yet i am taking the first sabre summer camp, i think it starts in like 14 days , how old are u and what is your name so i will know u if i see u or something

[wflaschka]

"Saber" looks weird to me sometimes.

I go with "sabre" when I remember, because then it's not so strange to use a related word like sabreur ("saberer" in English).

And, is it sabreuse for female sabreurs? Or sabretrix?

[lfortier]

Originally posted by sabresamurai
hey sweet we fence at the same place, but i have not started lessons yet i am taking the first sabre summer camp, i think it starts in like 14 days , how old are u and what is your name so i will know u if i see u or something

I am 14 and a half years old, fencing epee in Emmy's Tue./Thurs. 7 pm class, and my name is Lindsay Fortier. Oh, and You'll probably get Kelly as your coach- she's a great instructor! Btw, if your looking for me, I'm very tall with red hair. See ya there!

[sabresamurai]

cool...what school do u go to?(i am 13 and a half) name is nick

[MyrddinsPrecint]

i use sabre. it looks cooler.

i then just use "sabrist" to avoid the gender issue. it looks a little weird as sabrist (rather than saberist) however, i like consistancy

[sabresamurai]

oh yeah if u are looking for me or something i am short and kinda blonde

[lfortier]

Originally posted by sabresamurai
what school do u go to?

I am entering my freshman year at Shawnee Mission West high school. Let me guess...you go to Westridge?

[oiuyt]

I think most people prefer sabre. It's certainly the most commonly used. The only time I use saber is when referring to offical things run by the USFA (eg "Coaches College level 2 Saber", etc.).

Anything officially done by the USFA will use the American spelling. Pretty much everything else will use the British spelling.

-B :)

[lfortier]

Sabresamurai, I'm going to send you private messages cause we keep on talking about something that is off topic to this thread, ok?

[oiuyt]

You say that like thread drift is a Bad Thing! :)

-B :)

[jusplainfencing]

god im so glad someone finally asked! i have been wondering this for so long but didn't know if i was just bein a retardo so i never did ask....heh now i know......

[KBayDog]

WHEW! I am glad there was some "drift"...it scared me that there sixteen posts on the spelling of the word "sabre!"

Anyway, lfortier and s.samurai, in the future, be careful of what information you make public. It is a nice coincidence that you are in the same town, etc. However, a good rule of thumb is to always keep your name, specific location, etc. private when you post on message boards such as this one. (That is the beauty of pm and e-mail). We are all friends here, but every once in a while a weirdo stops by...

Best of luck to both of you; s.samurai, you are about to embark on a great journey! If you have any further questions about the sport, do not hesitate to ask. There is a wealth of knowledge among the members of this site.

[pkt]

As a Canadian and a former colonialist, I prefer the British English spelling of SABRE. Yes, I also prefer SABREUR and , I night be wrong in this since my knowledge of French is limited to fencing French, SABREURE for the feminine gender.

As Professor Henry Higgins said, "English hasn't been used in America for a long, long time."



PK

[MyrddinsPrecint]

"SABREURE" is not good french. it's not even bad french, it's just not french. i would guess that "sabreuse" would be the correct term, although i'm not sure.

foilist
epeeist
sabrist

^my logic