In the sense of collecting, pokemon, coins, comics etc what is the correct word/spelling to use, Collectable or Collectible?
My head hurts a bit, got mixed answers from Google so thought I’d ask here.
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Excuse me sir, but the correct reference is to use wallstreetbet lingo: they are called ‘to the moon machines’.
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It is collectable, so I would say it is a collectable. But as you said this might be a controversial topic
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I’ve always thought of collectable as the adjective, as in colllect-able, ‘able to be collected’. So collectibles are collectable, though I don’t know if that’s the proper way or just my own headcanon.
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Ha! I was wondering this yesterday. I didn’t really come to a definitive answer, but I think I’m using collectable at the moment.
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Yessss my time to shine, lemme break out the stock answer-
Pokemon cards are a ‘collectible’. The key difference between ‘collectibles’ and something 'collectable" is that a collectible is something gathered by enthusiasts due to its intrinsic or subjective value, whereas something that is “collectable” just describes the fact that it can typically be “collected”, for example keys, kids, cars, exam results. “Collectable” just describes the physical method of obtaining that particular item, if that makes sense.
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Starting to make a little more sense to me lol
@dipzy I spose the TLDR way to think about it is “collectible” is usually a noun whereas “collectable” is an adjective. Eg. Red Cheeks Pikachu is a collectible; my car keys are collectable (ie. collect-able). People often say stuff like “are Pokemon cards collectable?” When they really mean “are Pokemon cards a collectible?”
Not that any of this really matters ofc, people do whatever tf they want with language these days anyway 
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My understanding is that ‘a-ble’ is the British English version, and ‘i-ble’ is the American English preference… I think that generally applies to both noun or adjective.
Although it does make me reflect on this as a global forum, all speaking a common language, half of the time appreciating items on which we can’t read most of the written text!
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Shiny cardboard
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I was collecting when I had a journalism minor at university in 1971-1976 and even wrote articles for our school paper. It was considered correct to use the “i” when referring to our baseball cards, comics, etc. I no longer remember why.
The name of my collectible shop years ago, as well as my eBay store, was/is
DOT COMics Cards and Collectibles
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I have always used collectible.
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“This card is a collectible, so that makes this type of card collectable.”
That’s how I use it. But I’m not a native English speaker, so what do I know? 
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