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Overdo and Overdue are not interchangeable.
Posted by Editormum on Friday, 16 June 2006 in Definitions | ∞
This error is a simple mix-up due to sloppy pronunciation. Overdo (which should be pronounced /oh vuhr doo/) means to attempt too much or to go too far. Examples: Don’t overdo the pepper in that soup, or it will be inedible. Myra wanted to work outside on this hot day, so we told her to […]
Dependent or Dependant?
Posted by Editormum on Friday, 16 June 2006 in Reader Questions | ∞
The Grammar Guru has learned something today, and she’s here to pass it on to you. The Grammar Guru was taught that dependant was not a word — that it was an all-too-common misspelling of dependent, and that dependent was always the correct spelling. Imagine the Grammar Guru’s surprise when, upon checking her references prior […]