Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
12-03-2019, 11:56
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Never used the word inventer before, even my Firefox spell checker says its wrong even if it isnt.
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12-03-2019, 12:14
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Loose & lose, there & their . . the ones that annoy me the most.
My wife just cannot, however many times it's explained to her, get 'been' and 'being' correct
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12-03-2019, 12:19
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
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Loose & lose, there & their . . the ones that annoy me the most.
My wife just cannot, however many times it's explained to her, get 'been' and 'being' correct
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Loose & lose are not the same words, atleast not to me.
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12-03-2019, 13:10
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Centre & Center
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12-03-2019, 13:59
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
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Loose & lose are not the same words, atleast not to me.
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They are not. One means to lose something, the other something that is not fixed in place or baggy clothing/skin/morals.
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12-03-2019, 14:21
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
to and too
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12-03-2019, 14:33
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
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to and too
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Different meanings...
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12-03-2019, 15:15
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
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Color and colour
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One's right, the other's wrong as a daft American misspelt it and they won't admit their mistake! . It annoys me most when American spellings slip back into our language; often see defense instead of defence on these forums !
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12-03-2019, 16:10
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
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One's right, the other's wrong as a daft American misspelt it and they won't admit their mistake! . It annoys me most when American spellings slip back into our language; often see defense instead of defence on these forums !
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It's because people don't change the the settings on their OS from american to UK..
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12-03-2019, 16:48
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
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It's because people don't change the the settings on their OS from american to UK..
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Is one spelling of inventer/inventor correct (in England) and the other incorrect Maggy?
I couldn't find a definitive answer, so it would be interesting to know.
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12-03-2019, 16:57
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Flammable and inflammable?
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12-03-2019, 17:03
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Aluminium - Aluminum
and the English spelling is the one underlined here as wrong for me
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12-03-2019, 17:15
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
And you have us engineers to blame for (computer) program and (linear) analog.
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12-03-2019, 18:25
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Program and programme perhaps?
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12-03-2019, 18:27
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Re: Different (correct) ways of spelling the same words.
Programme is a broadcast item. Program is what we code for computers.
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