HM King Charles III DG FD ( Flax_vert@feddit.uk ) to Feddit UK@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 years agoAre we secretly being run by yanks???? Why can't you spell "licence" properly 🤬🤬🤬feddit.ukimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up170
arrow-up170imageAre we secretly being run by yanks???? Why can't you spell "licence" properly 🤬🤬🤬feddit.ukHM King Charles III DG FD ( Flax_vert@feddit.uk ) to Feddit UK@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squarefrazorth ( frazorth@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoI don’t know how Australia does it, but in the UK we use both depending on context. https://www.sarahtownsendeditorial.co.uk/2019/07/licence-vs-license-top-spelling-tricks-to-help-you-get-it-right/
minus-squareDeebster ( Deebster@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoI think the noun/verb difference is a little more clear-cut than just saying it depends on context. There’s plenty(?) of words that are spelt with a verb–noun distinction: since I’m licensed, I can show you my licence she advised me and it was good advice he devised a clever device I practised for years before I got my practice and more where the difference is only in pronunciation (mostly stress): Tomorrow I record my record I suspect that that suspect is the one She’ll present her present
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I don’t know how Australia does it, but in the UK we use both depending on context.
https://www.sarahtownsendeditorial.co.uk/2019/07/licence-vs-license-top-spelling-tricks-to-help-you-get-it-right/
I think the noun/verb difference is a little more clear-cut than just saying it depends on context.
There’s plenty(?) of words that are spelt with a verb–noun distinction:
and more where the difference is only in pronunciation (mostly stress):