When a person is spelling a name, there are several rules that apply: The spelling looks exactly as the name looks when simply typed. …My name is James Edwards, J-a-m-e-s E-d-w-a-r-d-s. Leave spaces where there are spaces in the name. …My name is Mark Van Meter, V-a-n M-e-t-e-r. If someone says “cap” or “capped,” there are two choices: …My name …
If He Is from Colombia…
…he is Colombian; he is NOT Columbian. If the coffee is from Colombia, it is Colombian coffee. Happy punctuating! Margie
/seed/ Words
(Think this may have gone out earlier, but I want to make sure.) There are twelve words in the language that end with the sound “seed.” There are three different spellings for that sound: -sede, -ceed, and -cede. Here is the breakdown: supersede (the ONLY word in the language with this spelling) exceed, succeed, proceed (acroynym ESP to help you …
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 …
From a Reputable Internet News Source…
Oh, my. We are losing the battle, I do believe. …extremely rare occurance… Though there are no rules for ance versus ence, one would think that the more common words would be spelled correctly. While I am here, I just want to remind you that I am starting my series of punctuation seminars on March 2. Check out all the …