I was watching a television program about a series of unsolved murders, and there was a newspaper headline shown that went something like "Police Search for Clews". This would have been around 1935. Does anyone have more information? When did the spelling change?
2006-06-29 12:59:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Clew" is a British variant spelling of "clue."
2006-06-29 13:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I have perused thousands of old newspapers and have found that the word is spelled 'CLEW' until about 1940 in the newspapers around Pittsburgh and Cleveland only. Newspaper articles about the Cleveland Torso murders and the similar murders in the same timeframe in and around McKees Rocks, PA use the spelling while articles about the same subject in Toledo and Detroit newspapers use the 'CLUE' spelliing. Don;t know why, but this seems to have been a regional variant at the time and was probably regional in mature.
2014-01-02 06:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by David 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clew is a British English spelling of Clue. It's not common but still actually an acceptable spelling.
2006-06-29 13:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by Reji 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
[Late 16th century. Alteration of clew nowdays clue
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2006-06-29 13:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by pelancha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clue
2006-06-29 13:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by happy.girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
klew
2006-06-29 13:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no...
2006-06-29 13:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by mystery t 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋