Your title "compellor" is misspelled. the dictionary says there's no such word but suggested "compeller" which means:

com?pel /kəmˈpɛl/
?verb (used with object)
1. to force or drive, esp. to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
2. to secure or bring about by force.
3. to force to submit; subdue.
4. to overpower.
5. Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd.
?verb (used without object)
6. to use force.
7. to have a powerful and irresistible effect, influence, etc.

?Related forms
com?pel?la?ble, adjective
com?pel?la?bly, adverb
com?pel?lent, adjective
com?pel?ler, noun
com?pel?ling?ly, adverb


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>Your title "compellor" is misspelled. the dictionary says there's no such word but suggested "compeller"

I disagree. Compellor might not be in dictionary but I like the emphasis of the suffix "-or" to designate that the word refers to a sentient actor, as opposed to "-er" which could refer to an inanimate object.

>-or

>Function: noun suffix
>Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin -or; Anglo-French -eour, from Latin -ator, from -a-, verb stem + -tor, agent suffix; akin to Greek -tOr, agent suffix, Sanskrit -tA

>: one that does a (specified) thing <grantor>

How do you explain away Barber threephi? Like it or not we do have to follow the rules of the english language, and I'm fairly sure I remember being taught one or two governing the use of -er, -or, and -ir. ;)

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>-or .... Function: noun suffix

>How do you explain away Barber

Barber isn't derived from the english verb 'barb' so it really wouldn't make sense to compare Barb, Barber and Barbor to Compel, Compeller and Compellor anyway. I agree with Farman's analysis of the appropriate use of -or in this instance. Also I feel 'Compellor' carries a little more gravitas.

This discussion is so lame.


~Purehand

>convince webster to include "compellor"

Perhaps I should convince them to include 'compeller' too, as it is omitted in the current unabridged version.

Fortunately language is not as linear as a merriam-webster.


~Purehand

>convince webster to include "compellor" as an appropiate spelling of the word and i'll agree with you, otherwise, this IS an english spelled game.

Point #1: Show me where heartlink (one word), Kaith Partani, jadice, yelith, cebi, or gwethdesuan appear in the dictionary and it's a deal.

Point #2: Dictionary /= Language. Language is a living, fluid, evolving thing which changes over time. A dictionary is only a snapshot of that organism, not the organism itself. New words come into common (and correct) usage constantly, just as old words drop out of the lexicon.

STOP FARMAN


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>>(in RL) elves really do exist.

Elf is not a strictly fantasy-based word. They exist in the scientific world as well, and are closely related to sprites. Sprites also exist in the digital world, but are just as unrelated to the scientific version as they are to the fantasy version.

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