... are
permitted).
caning
or
canning?
cane
+ ing =
caning
CANING
is now
banned
in all
schools.
Can + ing =
canning
The
CANNING
factory
is
closing down.
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(i) and
(ii).
canister
(not
... CERTAIN
OR
CURTAIN
certain
or
curtain
CERTAIN
means sure.
Are
you
CERTAIN
that
he
apologised?
CURTAINS
are
window drapes.
Do
draw
the
CURTAINS.
Note
that
the...
... PUNISHMENT
continual
or
continuous?
CONTINUAL
means
frequently
repeated, occurring
with short breaks only.
CONTINUOUS
means uninterrupted.
contractions
Take
care when placing
the
apostrophe
in
contractions.
... ADDING ENDINGS (iii).
dairy
or
diary?
We buy our
cream
at a
local
DAIRY.
Kate
writes
in her
DIARY
every
day.
dangling participles
See
PARTICIPLES.
dashes
Das...
... adding
an
ending that
is
causing
you
trouble,
you
will
find
some words listed
with
a
useful
cross-reference.
dining
or
dinning?
dine
+ ing =
dining
(as in
dining room)
din + ing ... an
ending beginning
with
a
vowel
to a
1-1-1 word,
you
double
the final
letter
of
the
base word:
4
... stress
in
these
words
affects
the
spelling:
confer
conferred conferring conference
defer
deferred deferring deference
infer
inferred inferring inference
prefer
preferred preferring preference
refer
... ity
=
sincerity
separate
+ ion =
separation
achieve
+ ed =
achieved
Do,
however, keep
the -e in
words like singeing
(different
from
singing)
and
dyeing
(different
5
AD...
... drab.
dingo
(singular) dingoes
or
dingos (plural)
dining
or
dinning?
dine
+ ing =
dining
(as in
dining room)
din + ing =
dinning (noise dinning
in
ears)
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(i) and
(ii).
diphtheria
(not
... school
has to
offer.
Originally,
DISINTERESTED
was
used
in
this sense
(=
having
no
interest
in,
apathetic),
and it is
interesting
that this meaning
is
be...