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Wed 22 Sep, 2004 08:30 pm
i just posted this:
Quote:please stop, you're piqueing my curiosity...
did I spell it right? my dictionary is pretty fat, but it's not Oxford fat and it doesn't have that form of pique, not sure if it should be piquing; they both look wierd.
i always go with the A2k spellcheck...
perfect spelling!
except for weird, that is
Anybody ever tell you, you have a very dry sense of humor, Region?
Webster's has 'piquing' only, Stu.
But either 'queueing' or 'queuing'.
And only 'segueing'.
Curiouser and curiouser.
to pique, piquing, piqued - that's what I can find on any dictionary.
However, piqueing seems to be a quite common usage.
How to spell this?
Random House Webster's Spell Checker: piquing
The American Heritage Dictionary: piquing
I haven't checked it for your word, but Purdue's Online Writing Lab is an excellent resource. Not only do they have an astounding number of links, but also respond to email questions.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
I think it's just a difference between British and American standards, but 'piqueing' and 'piquing' both seem to be correct in common usage.
How to spell this?
Sort of like 'ageing' and 'aging', wouldn't you say? Seems like the 'e' adds clarity. If I didn't know better, I would read 'aging' as 'a-ging' instead of 'ag-ing'. Same thing with 'piquing', i.e., 'pi-quing' instead of . . .