There is a question about the blog from earlier in the week: What happens when the spelling is interrupted or picks up midword? It is important to remember that the hyphen goes with the letter that follows it, not with the letter in front of it. (Otherwise, there would be a hyphen in front of the first letter of the …
Letter-for-Letter Spelling
The “rule” for letter-for-letter spelling is that the spelling should look exactly like the word/words when they are written normally — same punctuation, same capitalization. …Robert Hendricks, R-o-b-e-r-t H-e-n-d-r-i-c-k-s …John van Leeuwen, J-o-h-n v-a-n L-e-e-u-w-e-n …JoAnne Martin, J-o-A-n-n M-a-r-t-i-n Happy punctuating! Margie
The “Hard C” Sound
When a word ends in the “hard c” sound — mimic, static, picnic — you want to maintain that sound in all forms of the word. Since “ci” and “ce” sound like an “s,” you need to alter the spelling to keep the “hard c” sound. When adding an ending that begins with an “i” or an “e” to a word …
Letter-for-Letter Spelling
When you are doing letter-for-letter spelling, there are some basic things to keep in mind: 1. The hyphen goes with the letter AFTER it. …I believe it is -f-f-e? …Jasmine, J-a-s, as in “Sam,” -m-i-n-e. SECOND EXAMPLE: –There is no hyphen after the s in the spelling. –Notice the pattern for a word that is used as an example. It …