Spellings

Canadians are generally tolerant of both British and American spellings, with British spellings being favoured in more formal settings and in Canadian print media.

If words can be written with or without matres lectionis, spellings that include the letters are called malē (Hebrew) or plene (Latin), meaning "full", and spellings without them are called ḥaser or defective.

It also makes the sound main in words ending in -xion (typically used only in British-based spellings of the language; American spellings tend to use -ction).

IUPAC prefers the British spellings " aluminium " and "caesium" over the U.S. spellings "aluminum" and "cesium", and the U.S. "sulfur" over the British "sulphur".

Variant spellings, slang or offensive terms, archaic or obsolete terms, and specialized jargon words are allowed if they meet all other criteria for acceptability; though archaic spellings (e.g. NEEDE for NEED) are generally not allowed.

All the corn fields in the foreground extending down to the buildings were part of the centuries-old Woolvers Dean farm (spellings vary) that was sold off in 1872.

But I was all in with “Teensy…” who wrote: “Nana puddin’ (extra points for correct spellings) should include homemade custard…layered between banana slices and wafers and…baked with meringue on top.

Do not expect names to resemble traditional spellings in Wyoming or to follow spelling conventions.

More than three times as many of you preferred the spelling of “matzah” over “matzo”; some suggested alternative spellings altogether, including matzoh, matzuh, the Boston-accented matzee and the perhaps Italian-inspired mazza.

Secretary Spellings, when you just look at staffing shortages, right, recent numbers from the end of last year showed 45 percent of public schools were operating without a full teaching staff.

However, he said some of the words caused him to second-guess himself and give incorrect spellings.

Many names come with a variety of spellings, but there are certain names that perhaps shouldn't be tampered with.

The records show a bewildering variety of spellings from the sublime to the ridiculous as staff attempted to decipher what they were being told.

The trend for wacky spellings has even sparked memes in baby name groups.

What you won't find are any odd spellings, or names that your child would have to explain down the road.

You know, it’s all these different spellings.

He is a former Board of Governors chairman, having served three terms on the board, and he was an adviser to former UNC President Margaret Spellings, who resigned in 2018 after months of friction with Board of Governors leadership.

While Canada still maintains some English spellings (centre, labour, defenceman), the guy in the red suit is Santa Claus.

Although not as common now, Boike still sees some non-traditional spellings.

Fetzer later admitted he had a conversation with UNC President Margaret Spellings about being appointed interim chancellor at the Western Carolina himself.