The statement "The spelling with d was a mistake" does not seem to be correct. The letter 'd' was added in the English texts only, which reflects the true English pronunciation of the word. The inclusion of the 'd' sound is a phonological phenonmenon (associated with English phonology) that appears in many other English and loan words. For example, thunner became thunder, Amiral became Admiral and so on.
Aursani 19:20, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
Could somebody add a brief usage note to differenciate it from the adjective advanced? --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:13, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
For example in advancing years/age --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:15, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
What does preceding mean here? I cannot see it in the example that accompanies it --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:57, 12 February 2020 (UTC)