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| − | It is tempting to spell the [[verb]] 'to '''inoculate'''' with a double ''n''. Don't fall in this trap! | + | It is tempting to spell the [[verb]] 'to '''inoculate'''' with a double ''n''. Don't fall in this trap! (The verb is derived from the [[Latin]] [[etymological root|root]]s ''in-'', meaning 'into', and ''oculus'' ('an eye'), which starts with the [[vowel]] 'o-', not with 'n-'. Therefore the full word only has one '-n-'.) |
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Revision as of 18:17, 30 January 2012
It is tempting to spell the verb 'to inoculate' with a double n. Don't fall in this trap! (The verb is derived from the Latin roots in-, meaning 'into', and oculus ('an eye'), which starts with the vowel 'o-', not with 'n-'. Therefore the full word only has one '-n-'.)
This page was suggested by the list of "25 of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language", in the article on "spelling" in Garner, Bryan A., The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, Oxford University Press, 2000; on line at Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press, under licence to Hull University. 18 July 2006. <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t26.e2017>. Although the list claims "25 of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language", it may reflect the American language of the book rather than AWE's experience of English teaching in Britain. Users of AWE may find more use in our categories spelling and spelling common errors.
AWE shares the confidence of the original article: "Naturally, [the commonly misspelled words] are spelled correctly here".
