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Old 08-11-07, 12:10 AM
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Fletches or Fletchings?
Borne out of a friendly argument in the bar a few weeks ago - those coloured things on the blunt end of your arrows - sometimes they're plastic, sometimes they're feather. Sometimes they're straight, sometimes they're curved. Other times they're brightly coloured and sometimes they're plain.

However, ALL the time they're fletches.... or are they fletchings?

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Old 08-11-07, 12:46 AM
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Ive never heard them being called fletches!
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However, ALL the time they're fletches.... or are they fletchings?
or are they "Vanes" or "Flights"?
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Old 08-11-07, 12:48 AM
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Or all / any of the above?
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Definition of fletching from Wikipedia.

You might also try this from Webster or WordWeb

I say fletches...feather fletches, plastic fletches. Vanes I use less so unless it's a brand name like Duravanes.

Maybe fletchings is more a word for all kinds of fletches. But does it really matter?
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Isn't "fletches" the third person singular, present tense, of the verb "to fletch".
However, that raises another question: does "to fletch" mean "to make arrows" or "to apply fletchings to an arrow"?
I just know I'm going regret this...
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Isn't "fletches" the third person singular, present tense, of the verb "to fletch".
However, that raises another question: does "to fletch" mean "to make arrows" or "to apply fletchings to an arrow"?
I just know I'm going regret this...
Hmmm interesting thread!

*waits for the responses...
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Old 08-11-07, 08:08 PM
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Vanes, just to be awkward.



Though of the choice given I would say fletchings.
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my microsoft word spell checker doesnt recognise either! but curiously does recognise "fletcher"
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Yo, it's VANES, dude...
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