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How to spell acronym SPECTRE?

SubDragSubDrag
edited June 2013 in Trivia & Games Posts: 3
SPECTRE, of James Bond movies, of course stands for SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion.

Now, is the acronym SPECTRE, SP.E.C.T.R.E or S.P.E.C.T.R.E?

Thanks.

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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    It's S.P.E.C.T.R.E
  • SubDragSubDrag
    Posts: 3
    OK, just curious why some TShirts said SP.E.C.T.R.E. We're 100% sure of that spelling?
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Not News, moved to... let's try Trivia.
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    I thought you were meaning about the spelling.

    Yes it's S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
  • senthilvelsenthilvel
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    It is mouthed by DrNo Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion
  • hullcityfanhullcityfan Banned
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    SubDrag wrote:
    SPECTRE, of James Bond movies, of course stands for SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion.

    Now, is the acronym SPECTRE, SP.E.C.T.R.E or S.P.E.C.T.R.E?

    Thanks.
    S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    I have to say that all of the posters above are incorrect. In the Fleming Bond novels the spelling is SPECTRE. There are no points at all. This is from incorrect marketing. This is the correct answer to your question; please ignore those misguided folks above!
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    Dragonpol wrote:
    I have to say that all of the posters above are incorrect. In the Fleming Bond novels the spelling is SPECTRE. There are no points at all. This is from incorrect marketing. This is the correct answer to your question; please ignore those misguided folks above!

    That will do for me Sir. Thats what happens when people dont know their Fleming I guess.
  • hullcityfanhullcityfan Banned
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    Dragonpol wrote:
    I have to say that all of the posters above are incorrect. In the Fleming Bond novels the spelling is SPECTRE. There are no points at all. This is from incorrect marketing. This is the correct answer to your question; please ignore those misguided folks above!

    Well I've not really read any Fleming books where it mentions SPECTRE so yes if you know what I mean.
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    We get the same thing with Thrush. Marketing uses points to make it T.H.R.U.S.H. but it to is really Just Thrush.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    delfloria wrote:
    We get the same thing with Thrush. Marketing uses points to make it T.H.R.U.S.H. but it to is really Just Thrush.

    Not only that. I've even seen it used on the back of the blurb for Thunderball by Fleming - the Pan 1960s paperback version by Raymond Hawkey. They used S.PE.C.T.R.E. there. But then I'm reliably told that blurbs on books are very often wrong!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Please have a read of this article that I wrote back in 2007 on SMERSH and SPECTRE and related phenomena and spelling:

    http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-changing-spelling-of-smersh.html
  • SubDragSubDrag
    edited June 2013 Posts: 3
    Is there a consensus here? I guess SPECTRE no dots?
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    SPECTRE (one word, no dots) was always familiar to me, but as with one or two others, haven't read too much of the Bond novels, and looking at things from maybe a film perspective, although have seen it written and displayed on both (appearances), so guess the debate will continue
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