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Letter-for-Letter Spelling
When a person is spelling a name, there are several rules that apply:
The spelling looks exactly as the name looks when simply typed.
...My name is James Edwards, J-a-m-e-s E-d-w-a-r-d-s.
Leave ...
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If He Is from Colombia...
...he is Colombian; he is NOT Columbian.
If the coffee is from Colombia, it is Colombian coffee.
Happy punctuating!
Margie
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/seed/ Words
(Think this may have gone out earlier, but I want to make sure.)
There are twelve words in the language that end with the sound "seed." There are three different spellings for that sound: -sede, -...
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The "Hard C" Sound
When a word ends in the "hard c" sound -- mimic, static, picnic -- you want to maintain
that sound in all forms of the word. Since "ci" and "ce" sound like an "s," you need to alter
the spelling to...
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From a Reputable Internet News Source...
Oh, my. We are losing the battle, I do believe.
...extremely rare occurance...
Though there are no rules for ance versus ence, one would think that the more common words would be spelled correct...