Changes between Version 95 and Version 96 of EnglishStyleGuide


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Jan 29, 2021, 2:29:54 PM (3 years ago)
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Nescio
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English isn't French

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    1111* There is only one ''t'' in ''eighteen''.
    1212* While ''four'' and ''fourteen'' are written with ''ou'', there is no ''u'' in ''forty'', only an ''o''.
    13 * The verbs to ''an-'', ''de-'', and ''pronounce'' are always spelled with ''ou'', whereas the nouns ''an-'', ''de-'', and ''pronunciation'' are spelled with only ''u''.
     13* The verbs to ''an-'', ''de-'', and ''pronounce'' are always spelled with ''ou'', as are the nouns ''an-'', ''de-'', and ''pronouncement'', whereas the nouns ''an-'', ''de-'', and ''pronunciation'' are spelled with only ''u''.
    1414* Although the word ''full'' ends with double ''ll'', adjectives ending in ''[https://www.lexico.com/definition/-ful -ful]'' (e.g. ''forgetful'', ''resourceful'', ''useful'') have only one final ''l''.
     15* Words such as ''developer'' and ''exceptional'' are written with one ''p'' or ''n'', respectively (unlike in French).
    1516See also https://www.lexico.com/grammar/common-misspellings
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