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English: curb or kerb?

By Jack Posted on August 10, 2016 Posted in english, spelling Tagged with British spellings, curb or kerb, curb vs kerb, meaning of kerb

The tutor explores another spelling fork. According to Merriam-Webster, kerb is Brit. for curb: the raised boundary along a street. I’ll be covering more spelling curiosities as they emerge:) Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.

English: are we spelling tire (tyre) correctly?

By Jack Posted on July 17, 2016 Posted in english, lifestyle, spelling Tagged with tire or tyre?, tire vs tyre

The tutor discusses a spelling he’s long wondered about. Before I had kids, I read a lot of fiction, much of it British. Often, in those books, tyre referred to the rubber around a car’s wheels. Canadian Tire, of course, …

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