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Bookmark or Share- Which spelling is correct: "benefiting" or "benefitting"?Both are considered correct in the English language. Benefiting and benefitting both are acceptable due to two different English spelling rules.
- Coney and rabbit: what’s the difference?In some districts applied to a young rabbit, but elsewhere more properly to an old one. e. (without pl.). The flesh of the rabbit. a. The skin or fur of the rabbit. (The earliest recorded use in Eng.) Obs. or dial. b. A hat made of rabbit-fur (in place of beaver). U.S.
- Which is the correct spelling: "Granddad" or "Grand-dad" or "Grandad"?granddad |ˈgranˌdad| (also grandad) noun informal - one's grandfather. grandad |ˈgranˌdad|, Noun - variant spelling of granddad . The OALD says the same thing, and is more specific, saying that "Granddad" is North-American English. If someone from U.S./UK can confirm, it would add more info.
- When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized?29. "Dad" is a specific reference (when you say it you mean somebody different from when I say it), so it gets capitalized like any proper noun. On the other hand, "dad" is a common noun meaning "father" (anybody's). You only use disambiguators like "my" or "a" with common nouns ("my dad", but not "my Dad" just like you wouldn't say "my John ...
- word choice - Grandma and Nan, origins and differences? - English ...Etymonline also notes that nanna is also a Greek word for aunt. Grandma has similar origins. The word mama is a child's form of mother. In languages like German and English, the parents of one's parents have the grand- prefix applied to create their names. The original form of grandma was grandmama (18th century, OED).
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