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how to spell this?

 
 
stuh505
 
Reply Wed 22 Sep, 2004 08:30 pm
i just posted this:

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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.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 22 Sep, 2004 08:45 pm
i always go with the A2k spellcheck...
perfect spelling!







except for weird, that is Smile
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roger
 
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Reply Wed 22 Sep, 2004 09:45 pm
Anybody ever tell you, you have a very dry sense of humor, Region?
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Mister Micawber
 
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Reply Wed 22 Sep, 2004 11:30 pm
Webster's has 'piquing' only, Stu.
But either 'queueing' or 'queuing'.
And only 'segueing'.

Curiouser and curiouser.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 23 Sep, 2004 12:12 am
to pique, piquing, piqued - that's what I can find on any dictionary.

However, piqueing seems to be a quite common usage.
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iwan2no
 
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Reply Tue 19 Oct, 2004 12:37 pm
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
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Tue 19 Oct, 2004 01:25 pm
I think it's just a difference between British and American standards, but 'piqueing' and 'piquing' both seem to be correct in common usage.
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iwan2no
 
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Reply Tue 19 Oct, 2004 03:10 pm
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 . . .
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