It makes my skin crawl. Like you, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the blog. However, I would like to assure you that there are still some of us out here who hate to see the apostrophe used to denote the plural, even though I suspect that we are fast fading into history.
I know that publication vary in regard to their policies. Appearences on a page should never influence grammar or spelling, chiseling newspaper publishers be damned. In English the stem-vowel was conformed to the classical Latin in 15th cent. The prefix began also to be conformed to Latin in 14—15th cent. Use either one; at the end of the day, we all know what you mean.
Hashi: you are pretentious and write in a bombastic manner that does nothing to enhance the way your comments read. Why do it? It is not impressive or poetic. I dread to think what job you have because if I had to do business with you I would tell you to cut the crap or get out.
Hey, maybe its time to include numerical characters in spelling now too. N8 for ! L8r dudes…. Thats poor numerical english there, that is. The world will be yours soon enough! Long-established and current usage are.
The usual spelling is I, the E spelling is a variant. Probably mainly due to the British use of inquiry as a term for a law enforcement process.
The 2 languages have been evolving differently for a long time now, as have other national standard-Englishes in other countries. Michael: Same as above. The U-less spellings and the American context of I vs E nquiry are not new. Different spellings and usages have evolved in the US, just as they did in the UK and in other places.
People are only using inquiry in or out of context depending on what the context IS. As for spelling, there are rules. An argument could be made for nite. Like in GUN. Not just getting them wrong. Pedant, exactly. It seems old George got it slightly wrong and underestimated the Proles for it is from below that Newspeak is borning there, my contribution to their language.
Before you blame the omnipotent Americans, check your own authorities: E. Quinion at World Wide Words:. Emphasis mine. It is the British, e. Additionally though, inquiries are never anticipated.
In the US and Canada, both are possible. Challenge your students by writing this on the board: "Can I inquire about your enquiry?
Answer: You shouldn't mix American and British spellings together. Choose one or the other, depending on where you live. In the US, use "Can I inquire about your inquiry? Try it with your class! Sign Up. Tara Benwell Author. December 12, at am. Tanya Trusler Author. Wondering about Canadian spelling? Though we officially follow British spelling in most cases, we tend to be easily influenced by our neighbours to the south. And this is one case, according to the Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English, when the American spelling is more common in Canada.
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Share this article: Link to facebook Link to linkedin Link to twitter. Inquire and enquire both originate from the same Latin word, meaning to seek. Both words mean to request information or examine facts. As verbs, both words mean to ask for information. As nouns, these words become inquiry and enquiry , and mean the act of asking for information. Generally, both inquire and enquire are pretty formal words compared to other words meaning to ask.
In conversation, most people just use ask. In writing, whatever form is used typically remains consistent throughout the page, book, or publication.
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