Talk:rain cheque

Proposed merge
Should merge with rain check instead of having definitions duplicated. Equinox ◑ 19:02, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Equinox ◑ 15:05, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see! Rain cheque is a stand-in for a redirect page. Most of my editing is on Wikipedia, which functions a little differently. Why can't all the Wikis have similar functionality, as far as editing? Thank you for clarifying in the edit summary. &#8212;&#160;CJDOS,&#160;Sheridan,&#160;OR&#160;(talk) 15:39, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I've undone your reversion. That's not how we do things at Wiktionary, especially having quotes for the "rain check" spelling that don't belong here. The main reason we don't do that is that people edit one spelling and not the other, so there's no way for site visitors to tell the difference between differences based on the random preference of one editor over another and information that only applies to one spelling or another. I'm also inclined to believe the assertion by native English editors that this spelling is a hypercorrection by people who aren't familiar with actual usage in the UK and just assume that the UK spelling of check / cheque would be used. I would also note that we don't add spaces in headers: "=== Etymology ===" should be "===Etymology===". Chuck Entz (talk) 15:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * On the note of header spacers, when I create a new section in a Wikipedia Talk page, Wikipedia automatically creates those spacers—the editors themselves don't add them. I have not had the opportunity (that I can recall) to create a new section on a Wiktionary Talk page, so I erroneously assumed it's the same standard formatting as Wikipedia. &#8212;&#160;CJDOS,&#160;Sheridan,&#160;OR&#160;(talk) 15:59, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmmm. I've checked, and it seems that Wiktionary does automatically add header spacers. So, if this should not be the practice, then this automatic function should be changed. Please check it for yourself; header spacers are acceptable until Wiktionary has been reprogrammed to not automatically add them. &#8212;&#160;CJDOS,&#160;Sheridan,&#160;OR&#160;(talk) 16:14, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Misspelling
What has this got a misspelling citation? Check is US and cheque is UK/Commonwealth spelling.
 * I don't know, but I would note that the person who made the change is from Bristol in England. Chuck Entz (talk) 15:02, 23 September 2020 (UTC)


 * It's spelled "check" even in the UK (not that many people here say it). I've never seen "rain cheque". I believe most people here (UK) think it's "check" like "verification", and don't realise it's the payment method. Equinox ◑ 15:07, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Hyphenation
Should rain cheque/check be hyphenated, or at least mentioned as an alternate form, or as an incorrect form? I've seen rain check and rain cheque with and without a hyphen, but more often hyphenated with the U.K. spelling than the U.S. spelling (when used as a store voucher for a later purchase).

&#8212;&#160;CJDOS,&#160;Sheridan,&#160;OR&#160;(talk) 04:09, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

In reverting some unwarranted deletions to the entry, my hyphen inquiry has been answered to my satisfaction. &#8212;&#160;CJDOS,&#160;Sheridan,&#160;OR&#160;(talk) 15:28, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Morris, Peter (2006), "15.1.3 Rain Checks", in A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball, Ivan R. Dee ISBN pages 411-412, accessed 28 December 2020