Spelling, Capitalization, and Abbreviations

Chapter 9, Questions 1-3, 6

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2. A computerized spell checker would not catch these spelling errors:

            Weather          

There

            Personal

These are correct spellings out of context, but the wrong words in context.

3. Mneumonics for frequently misspelled words:

            Forty (not fourty) – When you’re that old, you don’t need another year, let alone another letter.

Leave the u out.

Separate (a in the second syllable) – “pare” like a pairing knife, which is used for separating things. Or like partager, which is French for “to share,” which might require separating your baguette into pieces to share with other people. If it’s difficult to tear the baguette, well, consider separating it with a pairing knife.

Irresistible – It’s irresistible because you aren’t able to resist it.

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