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Archive for March, 2010

18
Mar

Acknowledgment vs. Acknowledgement

At the beginning of many books, you will see an author has a dedicated page acknowledging those that help with their book.
What you might not know is that the preferred spelling in American English is without the medial “e” (just like in judgment and abridgment).
Keep that in mind next time you can’t decide [...]

10
Mar

Yay, Yeah, Yea

Many people get confused by the terms yay, yeah, and yea.
The word yea is an archaic formal way of saying yes that was used mainly in voting. It’s the opposite of, and rhymes with, nay.
Examples:
All in favor of ordering pizza say, yea.
All opposed say, nay.
When writing the common casual version of yes the correct spelling [...]

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