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yes, it's a valid alternate spelling




Ah... I just found it at m-w.com. apparently the "y" spelling is British, so I'm not sure what it's doing on the US version of CNN.



Probably some smart-assed liberal taking full advantage of the literary opportunity to use words that would otherwise be considered "bad form."
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how do you spell dykes?
Dykes is how the Dutch spell it



Ya, I remember the story of the little boy who stuck his finger in a dyke... Turned out to be a hero, but it wasn't as much fun as his friends had told him it would be:ph34r::D
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Dykes is how the Dutch spell it



m-w.com says it's "dike" if you're talking about a wall that holds back water, and "dyke" if you mean a somewhat derogatory term for a lesbian, if you're in the US, and "dyke" in the UK can mean either.

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how do you spell dykes?
Dykes is how the Dutch spell it



m-w.com says it's "dike" if you're talking about a wall that holds back water, and "dyke" if you mean a somewhat derogatory term for a lesbian, if you're in the US, and "dyke" in the UK can mean either.



dictionary.com doesn't specify geographical locations for proper spelling, however it does use "dike" as the primary spelling of the word.
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