Re: Archetypal/archetypical


HVS wrote:
Assuming there is a justifiable reason for using the term in the
first place, which form of this word do the denizens of AUE feel is
best: "archetypal", or "archetypical"?

(Collins allows both, listing them in that order; the MS
spellchecker doesn't like the "-typical" form.)

I'll go with the consensus, if there is one.

I'm for "archetypal". I fully understand your doubt, though. I have
occasionally uttered the longer form, but always felt uncomfortable
about it. OED1, I find, goes so far as to say "archetypical" is
obsolete.

--
Mike.

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