tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post1628210283997023436..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: The AUP anthology of NZ literature #7Stephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-83210567654130934302013-03-15T08:47:01.531+13:002013-03-15T08:47:01.531+13:00Good to know I am not the only one who can jump to...Good to know I am not the only one who can jump to conclusions!!!<br /><br />And a great tip re writer's dictionary. Resorted to google inquiry vs enquiry this week for a colleague, only to hear she preferred 'en' anyway!Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-60919291891430202072013-03-14T21:19:53.089+13:002013-03-14T21:19:53.089+13:00Tsk. Ignore previous latter question. Read Fergus&...Tsk. Ignore previous latter question. Read Fergus's definition the wrong way around.Steve at Metronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-728019614429617472013-03-14T21:17:43.046+13:002013-03-14T21:17:43.046+13:00Thanks a lot for that - illuminating. I wondered w...Thanks a lot for that - illuminating. I wondered whether it was some sort of English/American dichotomy, like "colour" and the wretched "color".<br />Basically, then, when referring to the courts and that, I would spell "judgment"; in all other circumstances, "judgement", yeah? But hang on. Doesn't that mean "judgement" is spelled wrong in the two examples in the original post?Steve at Metronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-3461166866603852502013-03-14T10:17:07.281+13:002013-03-14T10:17:07.281+13:00Thank you for not linking to Wikipedia, Fergus. We...Thank you for not linking to Wikipedia, Fergus. We do try to maintain standards here. <br /><br />What it says is right, though, and echoes my bible, the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors - Steve, you should get a copy. It is no replacement for the big Oxford or for Chambers (my main dictionary) but it is the gold standard for stuff like this. Nice and compact, too.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-11437521098907452322013-03-14T10:00:15.827+13:002013-03-14T10:00:15.827+13:00Linking to wikipedia is beyond the pale here, so I...Linking to wikipedia is beyond the pale here, so I wll quote: "In British English, the spelling judgment is correct when referring to a court's or judge's formal ruling, whereas the spelling judgement is used for other meanings."Fergusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-59514996515070753312013-03-14T09:28:34.178+13:002013-03-14T09:28:34.178+13:00Am not being ironic or whatever - I sincerely want...Am not being ironic or whatever - I sincerely want to know, how do you spell "judgement"? Like that, as you do, twice, in the post? Or is it sans the initial "e", and should read: "judgment"? <br />Steve at Metro.Steve at Metronoreply@blogger.com