April 3 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Commonly Misspelled Words Starting With “Ac”

Here are some words starting with “ac” that are commonly misspelled (Machine briefs included):

acerbic= A/SER/PW*IK
achievement= KHAEFMT
acknowledgement= NAOJT or NAOMT
acoustic= A/KOUFKT
acquaintance= QAINS
acquiescence= QAOEFS
acquire= QIR
acquitted= QI/-D
acrimonious= AK/MOEN/YUS
acrobat= AK/BA*T
across= KRAOS
acupressure= AK/PR*ERB
acupuncture= AUK
acrylic= A/KRIL/*IK

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April 2 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Commonly Misspelled Words Starting With “Acc”

Here are some words starting with “acc” that are commonly misspelled. Remember to include the double “c” when spelling these words (Machine briefs included):

accelerator= SLOERT
accent= SAENT
acceptable= SEBL or SEPBL
access= SKES
accessible= SKEFBL
accessory= SKOIR
accidentally= SDLL
acclimate= A/KLAOIMT or AK/LA/MA*IT or AK/KLIMT
accolade= KLAID
accommodate= KOMT
accompany= KPOIN
accompaniment= KPOINT or KPOIMT
accomplice= KPLIS
accomplish= PLIRB
accord= KAORD
accordion= KAORD/YO*N
accost= A/KOFT or A/KO*S
accrue= KRU
accumulate= KAOUM or KAOUMT
accuracy= KRAZ
accurate= KRAT
accursed= A/KUFRD
accusation= KAOUGS
accustom= KAUFM

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March 24 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Canceled vs. Cancelled vs. Cancellation

Geography seems to determine whether you use “canceled” or “cancelled.” According to Grammar Girl and Grammarist, “canceled” is the spelling that is favored by Americans. “Cancelled” is the spelling that is likely to be utilized in Britain, Canada, and Australia. Both grammar sources point out that the United States has only recently settled on the rule of using “canceled”; adopting the spelling as the favored method in the 1980s.

It should be noted, however, that “cancellation,” with two l’s, is the correct way to spell the word regardless of geographical region.

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March 10 2015

Rules Of Grammar: Perspective vs. Prospective

Prospective is defined as: Something that is likely to happen in the future; or, likely to become.

Perspective refers to a view. It is defined in the following ways: “(1) The technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye; specifically representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance. (2) The interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed; point of view. (3) The capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance. (4) A visible scene; especially one giving a distinctive impression of distance. (5) A mental view or prospect. (6) The appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions.

Machine Briefs:
OPTION #1: prospective= PROFPT
OPTION #2: prospective= PR-FPT

OPTION #1: perspective= P-FRPT
OPTION #2: perspective= PEFRPT
OPTION #3: perspective= PERKT

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February 11 2015

Rules Of Grammar: The Top 20 Misspelled Words

According to Oxford English Corpus, the following are the top 20 misspelled words:

1) accommodate (two c’s)
2) accommodation (two m’s)
3) achieve (i before e)
4) across (one c)
5) aggressive, aggression (two g’s)
6) apparently (-ent not -ant)
7) argument (no e after the u)
8) appearance (ends with -ance)
9) argument (no e after the u)
10) assassination (two double s’s)
11) basically (ends with -ally)
12) beginning (double n before the -ing)
13) believe (i before e)
14) bizarre (one z, double -r)
15) business (begins with busi-)
16) calendar (-ar not -er)
17) Caribbean (one r, two b’s)
18) cemetery (ends with -ery)
19) chauffeur (ends with -eur)
20) colleague (-ea- in the middle)

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