Losing ones -ist

I made a complete bodge of trying to type biostatistical in my earlier post. I was very surprised when the spellchecker's only suggestion was biostatical.

A check of the OED has this as an obsolete & rare form.

Last night on Radio’s 4 programme on the Church of England Philip Blond used the word eccesial, which the OED again confirms has the same meaning as ecclesiastical.

Suddenly I am cheered up about my ‘mistake’ with heteroskedacity

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