Category Archives: Spelling

cc … mm; ll … nn

I bet you have no idea what this is all about.  Whatever can I mean by “cc … mm; ll … nn”? Well,  just let your eyes read on. ACCOMMODATION MILLENNIUM Maybe you know the meaning of the words but please, watch out for their spelling. As you can see, both have 2 double consonants. ACCOMMODATIONContinue reading “cc … mm; ll … nn”

Long, deep, wide and high

  I want to highlight a common spelling problem today. Take a look at how the adjectives below change when they become nouns. Pay special attention to the last 2 letters of the noun forms. long => lengTH deep => depTH wide => widTH high => heigHT You’ll notice that the noun of high ends withContinue reading “Long, deep, wide and high”

Buses’ sudden breaking

“… the danger of sudden breaking by route buses, especially for standing passengers. It was because of such a sudden breaking that I was knocked down on the floor of Bus no. 47 coming from Santa Venera to Birkirkara four months ago and suffered an injury to my leg.”   The Sunday Times 17 April 2016 Above is part of a letter which appearedContinue reading “Buses’ sudden breaking”

Follow this blog, Times of Malta!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 19:37 Italian airline starts Catania-Malta flights Private Italian airline Volotea this afternoon started trice-weekly scheduled flights between Malta and Catania. Its colourful Boeing 717 aircraft was given a watery welcome by fire-fighters when it landed at Malta airport for the first time. There’s a mistake in that short news item whichContinue reading “Follow this blog, Times of Malta!”

EVERYDAY and EVERY DAY

The alarm clock doesn’t have many friends, especially when it wakes us up on a Monday morning, reminding us that another week of work is about to begin. I don’t know about you but in my case it rings at 05:00 EVERY DAY. Yep, Monday to Friday and weekends too. When I mention this to myContinue reading “EVERYDAY and EVERY DAY”

Good to be ALWAYS ALRIGHT!

ALRIGHT, I’m ALWAYS repeating myself about this but please don’t forget that: alright – one “L”. When writing formally, it is better to use the full form, “all right” always – same rule, one “L”. But no, it’s not short for “all ways” Other common “AL” words with one “L” are: although altogether almost Use the language All theseContinue reading “Good to be ALWAYS ALRIGHT!”