tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post9223136450987801549..comments2024-02-12T16:08:52.374-08:00Comments on Wordlady: Don't make this common spelling mistakeKatherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-54031037793429892982016-08-24T14:17:30.741-07:002016-08-24T14:17:30.741-07:00Please see my reply to the comment above. Current ...Please see my reply to the comment above. Current dictionaries do not include "priviledge" as a spelling, either in the UK or North America.Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-48952895552232397402016-08-24T11:26:24.441-07:002016-08-24T11:26:24.441-07:00Priviledge is as correct as privilege, in English ...Priviledge is as correct as privilege, in English anyway, I can't say about American.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524300019416866636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-18110076779142678682016-03-12T09:04:00.907-08:002016-03-12T09:04:00.907-08:00just for fun (!), here are all the OED's recor...just for fun (!), here are all the OED's recorded spellings for this word: α. OE privilegia (plural), OE (19– hist.) privilegium, OE–eME priuilegium, eME priuileian (prob. transmission error).<br /><br />β. ME preuylegie, ME priuilegie, ME priuylegie, ME privilegie, ME privylegie, ME privylegii, ME pryvelegie.<br /><br />γ. ME preuelage, ME preuelege, ME preuilage, ME preuylage, ME prevalege, ME prevelage, ME prevelege, ME priuelage, ME priueliche, ME priueyleg, ME priuilag, ME priuilage, ME priuileg, ME priuilegge, ME priuylage, ME priuylege, ME privalege, ME privelage, ME privelegge, ME privilegge, ME privilledge, ME pryuelege, ME pryvalege, ME pryvelege, ME pryvylage, ME pryvylege, ME pryvylegge, ME–15 preuilege, ME–15 preuylege, ME–15 privylege, ME–15 pryuylege, ME–15 pryvilege, ME–15 17 previlege, ME–16 priuelege, ME–16 priuilege, ME–17 privelege, ME– privilege, 15 preuileadg, 15 previleage, 15 previleidge, 15 priuiledg, 15 privelidge, 15 pryviledge, 15–16 preuiledge, 15–16 priueledge, 15–16 priuiledge, 15–17 priviledg, 15–18 priviledge, 16 preveledge, 16 previledge, 16 priuilidge, 16 priuyledge, 16 priveledg, 16 privileg, 16 privilidg, 16 pryvilidge, 16 (17 N. Amer.) privilidge, 16–17 privilige, 16–17 (18 rare) priveledge; Sc. pre-17 praeuilidge, pre-17 preiveleidge, pre-17 preivilege, pre-17 preuelege, pre-17 preuilage, pre-17 preuilaige, pre-17 preuilege, pre-17 preuiliege, pre-17 preuillege, pre-17 prevelache, pre-17 prevelage, pre-17 prevelege, pre-17 preveleig, pre-17 previeleige, pre-17 previlaige, pre-17 previledge, pre-17 previleg, pre-17 prevylege, pre-17 prewalage, pre-17 preweledge, pre-17 preweleg, pre-17 prewelege, pre-17 prewiledge, pre-17 prewilege, pre-17 prewileig, pre-17 prewillege, pre-17 prewledge, pre-17 prewylege, pre-17 prewyllage, pre-17 priuelage, pre-17 priuelege, pre-17 priuellege, pre-17 priuilage, pre-17 priuiledge, pre-17 priuilege, pre-17 priuillege, pre-17 priuilyge, pre-17 priulege, pre-17 privalege, pre-17 privalledge, pre-17 privallege, pre-17 priveledge, pre-17 privelege, pre-17 privelidge, pre-17 privelledge, pre-17 privieledge, pre-17 privielege, pre-17 privilage, pre-17 privileage, pre-17 priviledg, pre-17 priviledge, pre-17 privileg, pre-17 privilegde, pre-17 privilidge, pre-17 privilledge, pre-17 priwelage, pre-17 priwelege, pre-17 priwylage, pre-17 17 previlege, pre-17 17– privilege, 19– preevilege. Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-44027667781454664722016-03-12T07:48:02.711-08:002016-03-12T07:48:02.711-08:00If you look at all the possible permutations and c...If you look at all the possible permutations and combinations of this (or any) word over the history of English, you discover dozens of now obsolete spellings. But they are obsolete, and we accept standardized spelling now (since about the late 18th century), so I don't think it is exaggerating to call a now obsolete spelling "incorrect".<br />Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-89926509336699042222016-03-11T22:38:05.911-08:002016-03-11T22:38:05.911-08:00Priveledge is an obsolete form of privilege; that ...Priveledge is an obsolete form of privilege; that does not mean that priveledge is incorrect. Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180232641842465355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-26587214357383927722014-01-24T20:59:25.203-08:002014-01-24T20:59:25.203-08:00Well, they aren't caused by the spellchecker; ...Well, they aren't caused by the spellchecker; the spellchecker fails to catch them.Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-43091919645971333752014-01-24T19:43:47.863-08:002014-01-24T19:43:47.863-08:00I wonder if some spelling mistakes are caused by p...I wonder if some spelling mistakes are caused by people relying on "Spell Check" on the computer. Yesterday I saw the word taught instead of taut.<br />Anna Bloom Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-10681970088336595492010-10-25T13:48:09.322-07:002010-10-25T13:48:09.322-07:00Welcome to the Wordlady blog, Dave!
KatherineWelcome to the Wordlady blog, Dave!<br />KatherineKatherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-91180823409281749852010-10-25T11:16:22.865-07:002010-10-25T11:16:22.865-07:00My wife met you at the ASI in May in Minneapolis. ...My wife met you at the ASI in May in Minneapolis. I followed the link in the email you sent to her yesterday. I have your book. I will make a point of following your blog.Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.com