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Flax to Feddit [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Are we secretly being run by yanks???? Why can't you spell "licence" properly 🤬🤬🤬

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Are we secretly being run by yanks???? Why can't you spell "licence" properly 🤬🤬🤬

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Flax to Feddit [email protected]English • 1 year ago
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    I don’t know how Australia does it, but in the UK we use both depending on context.

    https://www.sarahtownsendeditorial.co.uk/2019/07/licence-vs-license-top-spelling-tricks-to-help-you-get-it-right/

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      I think the noun/verb difference is a little more clear-cut than just saying it depends on context.

      There’s plenty(?) of words that are spelt with a verb–noun distinction:

      • since I’m licensed, I can show you my licence
      • she advised me and it was good advice
      • he devised a clever device
      • I practised for years before I got my practice

      and more where the difference is only in pronunciation (mostly stress):

      • Tomorrow I record my record
      • I suspect that that suspect is the one
      • She’ll present her present

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