Author Topic: Spelling Challenge (Read 38591 times)

Nadir · « **Reply #105 on:** April 11, 2019, 05:42:11 PM »

It might help to know the derivation: from Latin, 3rd person singular of the word "to hold", i.e. Tenet - he holds.

By the way this post got thumbs up from me.

Kazimierz · « **Reply #106 on:** April 11, 2019, 09:50:12 PM »

Truly thou art tenacious

Nadir · « **Reply #107 on:** December 13, 2019, 01:23:32 AM »

I've been a bit slack lately.

Here's a common error:

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Think of the noun 'semite', then make it the adjective: semitic.

Nadir · « **Reply #108 on:** December 13, 2019, 01:48:53 AM »

This is from Anonymous who recommends improving skills to Anonymous.

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Than he needs to develop the skills and / or education to earn that wage. No one owes him noanything#, regardless if of he has no kids or a dozen.
Someone (singular) wants a living wage? Than ~~they~~ he (requires singular pronoun) needs (matching verb for singular pronoun) to figure out how much ~~they~~ he needs to earn and then do what ~~they~~ he ~~have~~ has to do to develop the skills and knowledge to earn it.
It is no one else’s responsibility to take care of you...or your family.

The confounding of then and than:
Than is used in comparisons as a conjunction, as in "she is younger than I am," and as a preposition, "he is taller than me."
Then indicates time. It is used as an adverb, "I lived in Idaho then," noun, "we'll have to wait until then," and adjective, "the then governor."

# A double negative makes for a positive.

Kazimierz · « **Reply #109 on:** December 13, 2019, 09:03:56 AM »

Doubleplusgood

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