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While most children were still learning how to spell their own names at 6, Nithika Rangan was already winning spelling bees. Born to Tamil parents, Rangan excelled in many areas at a young age.
When meaning "ordeal", in the phrase running the ga(u)ntlet, American style guides prefer gantlet. This spelling is unused in Britain and less usual in the US than gauntlet. The word is an alteration of earlier gantlope by folk etymology with gauntlet ("armoured glove"), always spelled thus. glycerine: glycerin: Scientists use the term glycerol.
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine.
Spelling Reform 1 or Spelling Reform step 1 (more commonly known as SR1) is an English spelling reform proposal advocated by British/Australian linguist Harry Lindgren. It calls for the short /ɛ/ sound (as in bet) to always be spelt with E. For example, friend would become frend and head would become hed.
Always smell a rat when you spell separate There was a farmer named Sep and one day his wife saw a rat. She yelled, “Sep! A rat – E!!!” PRINCIPAL; The principal is your pal. Distinguishing between similar words. Difference between Advice & Advise, Practice & Practise, Licence & License etc.
Spell for not restraining a person's soul in the realm of the dead. 92. Spell for opening the tomb to a shade so that he may go out into the day and have power in his legs. 93. Spell for not letting a person be ferried over to the East in the realm of the dead. 94. Spell for requesting a water-pot and a palette. 95.
Eye drops or eyedrops are liquid drops applied directly to the surface of the eye usually in small amounts such as a single drop or a few drops. Eye drops usually contain saline to match the salinity of the eye. Drops containing only saline and sometimes a lubricant are often used as artificial tears to treat dry eyes or simple eye irritation ...
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
This list includes awards and nominations of film and stage actor Robert De Niro. There is information about his awards and nominations for films and also for awards for his stage work. There is a list of special awards received such as the Lifetime Achievement Award or Man of the Year.