I am very glad that the sidebar does not log which admin wrote that.
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I’m Aussie, and the funny thing is, at least 3 of us literally wasted at least an hour at work once discussing which way to spell this in our documents.
And then I forgot what we decided on a month later anyway. So I still tend to spell it both ways
I don’t know how Australia does it, but in the UK we use both depending on context.
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:
- 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
I’ve always struggled in remembering how to spell licence. I never realised this is probably why.
How about a compromise - lisence?
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My excuse is that I was tyred.
I see what you did there. I hate it, but appreciate it.