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[doyle]

Fic question: is it hippy, hippie, or are both acceptable? Google's giving me both options.

(Ah, that's hippy/hippie as in a flower child, not as in Giles'-drawing-of-Buffy-in-Hush)

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[captainlucy.livejournal.com]

In "British" English, it is now and always has been "Hippy". The scripts to the Young Ones always had that spelling when referring to Neil. :D

In "American" English, it is now and always has been "Hippie".

Generally, though, both spellings are acceptable. It could be useful (possibly even comedic!) to have British characters (Giles or Spike) using "Hippy" whiler the American characters use "Hippie".

;)