To “E” or not to “E”: How come?
There are two different spellings to the word “Whiskey”/”Whisky” why is that?
No etymologist (that’s the word-derivation expert) knows exactly why the Irish spelled the wine of their country with an “e” and why their neighbors across the Irish Sea left the “e” out. It’s often used as an indication that the Irish had the spirits first and because it sounded like a broad “e” in Gaelic, they started spelling whiskey with an “e”. Under this theory, when the Scots started making aqua vitae, they wanted to point out the difference between theirs and the Irish. Hence, no “e”. That’s as good as explanation as any.
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this might just be coincidence, but usually if...country’s name
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