Tag: spelling
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American vs. British Spelling: -ize, -our, and -re, Explained Once and For All
Colour and color, centre and center, organise and organize. The differences are systematic, surprisingly recent — and one famous ‘British’ ending is not the original at all.
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12 Words Almost Everyone Spells Wrong — and the Hooks That Fix Them
Necessary has one collar and two sleeves. Embarrassment doubles twice. The classic spelling traps, each with a memory hook that has actually been proven to stick.
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Principal vs. Principle: The School Head Is Your Pal
Principle is only ever a noun, and it means a rule. Principal does everything else — main, money, and the person in charge of the school.
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Their, There, They’re: One Expansion Test Settles All Three
Three words, one sound, endless errors. A single test — expand the word and see what survives — sorts every sentence you will ever write.