2019/11/05 by Arpan R. Mehta, Puja R. Mehta, Stephen P Anderson +2 · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Lexicography and Language Studies #Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity #Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/brain/awz367
openalex publication_date 2019/11/05 · openalex created_date 2019/12/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
‘Neuron’ or ‘neurone’? While it is often assumed that these different spellings reflect usage of American versus British English, there are also inconsistencies within these cultural boundaries. Mehta et al. review historical, etymological and linguistic evidence concerning the spelling of ‘neuron(e)’ and conclude that the only correct spelling is ‘neuron’.