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Originally Posted by Jellby
This scan has "ankle", and it seems to be as old (1858) as others that have "ancle". There may be other spelling changes, though. A search for "ancle" in Google Books yields more than a few 19th century results.
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Thanks, Jellby, for the notion of searching in Google Books. I didn't know that was possible.
I accept that ancle is an old spelling for ankle. But my original post still stands, and I really would appreciate feedback on my rationale for silently changing from ancle to ankle rather than leaving it or changing it and putting a footnote.