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Spellings
Posted by: Cathy Dann
15 / 10 / 11
Ah, what a wonderful language English is. You can bear a child, bear a responsibility, ask someone to bear with you, bear a heavy load or bare your teeth. Confusion arises in the verb form, especially in the past tense. In the present tense, there are two spellings: bear and bare. to bear has two […]
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
14 / 09 / 11
Program(me): it’s a useful word. It can refer to code for a computer (or the writing of such code), the printed running order of a performance or event (or the scheduling of either), a television or radio show, and more. But which spelling is right? Is the ‘me’ optional? Does it merely depend on which […]
24 / 08 / 11
Brace yourselves: there are two spellings for judgement/judgment. ‘Aha!’ we hear you say. ‘This is an American thing, isn’t it?’ Well, yes and no. It is true that in the US there is only one spelling: judgment. Elsewhere it isn’t quite that simple. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK, both spellings […]
24 / 09 / 10
English can be a confusing language. Swapping one word for another that sounds exactly the same (a homophone) can alter the meaning completely. Picking the right one gives your business writing credibility. Here are some commonly confused words clarified, to help you make the right choice every time. 1. Practice and Practise Practice with a […]
25 / 06 / 09
Am I the only one who is taking the decision to ban the ‘i before e’ rule a little too much to heart? It’s been deemed too ‘confusing’ by the latest government guidance on National Primary Strategy for under-11s, since many words in the English language seem to disprove the rule. But part of the […]
17 / 06 / 09
The results are in … for Britain’s top ten most frequently misspelt words. And the winners are: 1 Definitely (Definately) 2 Sacrilegious (Sacreligious) 3 Indict (Indite) 4 Manoeuvre (Maneouvre) 5 Bureaucracy (Beaurocracy) 6 Broccoli (Brocolli) 7 Phlegm (Phleghm) 8 Prejudice (Predjudice) 9 Consensus (Conscensus) 10 Unnecessary (Unecessary)* (Please note: the incorrect spellings are the bracketed […]
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