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The abbreviation for quart is qt. (not qut.) |
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The east Arabia peninsula on the Persian Gulf is Qatar, not Quatar, but that's OK, because the word can also be spelled Katar. |
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Some words that end in c have a hard k sound. Adding y, i, or e after the final c changes the hard sound to a soft one, creating spelling dilemmas. As a general rule, add a k after the final c when the hard sound becomes soft. |
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mimicked, mimicking, mimicker |
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traffic |
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trafficked, trafficking, trafficker |
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panic |
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panicked, panicking, panicky |
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Compound words fall into three categories: open compounds, closed compounds, hyphenated compounds. |
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Open compounds are written as two words: |
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cedar shingles |
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night shift |
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executive secretary |
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Closed compounds are written as one word: |
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handbook |
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homemaker |
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Hyphenated compounds have a hyphen: |
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comparison-contrast |
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nurse-practitioner |
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A hyphen is one click of the button (-); a dash is two (--). A hyphen is used within words; a dash is used between words. |
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What happens if you have completely finished proofreading your paper, you print it out, and while you're waiting to hand it in, you suddenly spot a few more errors? Don't panic! If there are only a few errors, mark them with the fol- |
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