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Re: Correct spelling please: Donotus or Donatus?
in reply to a message by crm4
Think of the word: donation. Donatus has the same origin and therefore also the -a- spelling. An -o- spelling is simply a mistake ... some of which become accepted in time, but not this one! Anyway, it's pronounced do-NAH-tus, which limits the possible spellings in the English I speak. Could be different elsewhere.
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