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sewnmouthsecret 14:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

crick and Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Hi. With both of these terms, crick is indeed another word. It is spelled as such in books, and therefore warrants its own entry as well as its place in terms with spelling variations. Thanks! sewnmouthsecret 14:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Expanding a bit on the point: If an English language learner reading some dialogue comes across "crick", they might be confused and look it up. We need to have an entry for them. We try to be a comprehensive dictionary of all words (in all languages), including whatever writers choose to use. If they want to make sure that readers get that a speaker uses a regional pronunciation, "eye dialect" spellings are just about the only technique they can use in print. DCDuring TALK 15:11, 16 October 2008 (UTC)