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TUMULUS
tumulus
(singular) tumuli (plural)
See
FOREIGN PLURALS.
turf
(singular)
turfs
or
turves (plural)
See
PLURALS
(v).
twelfth
(not
twelth,
as it is
often mispronounced)
twentieth
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(iii).
twenty
typical
typically
typical
+
ly
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ultimatum
(singular) ultimata
or
ultimatums (plural)
See
FOREIGN
PLURALS.
umbrella
(not
umberella)
umpire
See
REFEREE
OR
UMPIRE?.
un-
Remember
that when
un- is
added
to a
word
beginning with
n-, you
will have
-nn-:
un +
natural
=
unnatural
un +
nerve
=
unnerve
unconscious
under-
Remember
that when
you add
under-
to a
word
beginning with
r-, you
will have
-rr-:
under
+
rate
=
underrate
underlay
or
underlie?
Use
these exemplar sentences
as a
guide:
to
UNDERLAY
= to lay or
place under
You
should
UNDERLAY
the
carpet with
felt
if
your
floorboards
are
very uneven.
I
UNDERLAID
this carpet with very thick
felt
because
the
floorboards
were
so
uneven.
This
carpet
IS
UNDERLAID
with
felt.
to
UNDERLIE
= to be
situated under (esp. rocks)
Granite
UNDERLIES
the
sandstone here.
Granite
UNDERLAY
the
sandstone,
as we
soon
discovered.
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U
UNDERRATE
The
sandstone here
IS
UNDERLAIN
by
granite.
also:
The
UNDERLYING
problem
is
poverty.
Compare
LAY OR
LIE?.
underrate
under
+
rate
undoubtedly
unequivocally
unequivocal
+
ly
(not
unequivocably)
unexceptionable
or
unexceptional?
UNEXCEPTIONABLE
=
inoffensive,
not
likely
to
cause
criticism
or
objections
UNEXCEPTIONAL
=
ordinary, run-of-the-mill
Compare
EXCEPTIONABLE
OR
EXCEPTIONAL?.
unget-at-able
(not
un-get-at-able)
uninterested
See
DISINTERESTED
OR
UNINTERESTED?.
unique
Remember,
that
'unique'
is
absolute.
It
means
'the
only
one of its
kind'.
Something
is
either unique
or
it's
not.
It
can't
be
'quite
unique'
or
'very
unique'.
unmanageable
(not
unmanagable)
See
SOFT
c
AND
SOFT
G.
unmistakable/unmistakeable
Both
spellings
are
correct.
unnatural
un +
natural
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USURPER
unnecessary
un +
necessary
unparalleled
until
(not
untill)
unusually
unusual
+
ly
upon
(not
apon)
upstairs
(one word)
urban
or
urbane?
URBAN
=
relating
to a
town
or
city
URBAN
population
URBANE
=
suave, courteous
used
to
I
USED
TO
like
him
very much
The
negative form
is:
I
USED
NOT TO
like
him
very much.
I
didn't used
to
like him.
useful
useless
usurper
(not
-or)
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vase
vechicle
Wrong spelling.
See
VEHICLE.
vegetable
(not vegtable)
vegetation
vehicle
(not vechicle)
veil
See
EI/IE
SPELLING RULE.
venal
or
venial?
VENAL
=
open
to
bribery
and
corruption
VENIAL
=
minor, excusable,
pardonable
vengeance
(not vengance)
See
SOFT
c
AND
SOFT
G.
ventilation
(not venta-)
veracity
or
voracity?
VERACITY
-
truthfulness
VORACITY
-
greed
veranda/verandah
Both spellings
are
correct.
vertebra
(singular)
vertebrae
(plural)
See
FOREIGN PLURALS.
veterinary
(five
syllables!)
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V
VOWELS
vice
versa
vicious
view
vigorous
(not
vigourous)
See
also
RIGOROUS
OR
VIGOROUS?.
vigour
villain
violent
virtuoso
(singular) virtuosi
or
virtuosos (plural)
See
FOREIGN
PLURALS.
visible
(not -able)
visitor
(not
-er)
vocabulary
(five
syllables)
volcano
(singular) volcanoes
or
volcanos (plural)
See
PLURALS (iv).
voluntary
volunteer
volunteered, volunteering
voracity
See
VERACITY
OR
VORACITY?.
vortex
(singular) vortexes
or
vortices (plural)
See
FOREIGN
PLURALS.
vowels
Five
letters
of the
alphabet
are
always vowels:
a
e i o u
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