When clippy said so.
Probably around the same time I learned spelt is a type of wheat.
Underrated comment.
I was born in the US. Until reading this thread about it’s legal usage, I would have assumed the one without the ‘e’ was a mistake.
it’s not just legal usage; in AmE it’s supposed to not have an e anywhere
in AmE it’s supposed to not have an e anywhere
Judgmnt
It’s both. Judgment is common in North American and British English. Judgement is fine, but not for legal proceedings. https://grammarist.com/spelling/judgment-judgement/
interesting. a quote from the oxford style guide mentioned (for BrE, of course):
- judgement (moral, academic etc)
- judgment (legal decision only)
the guide’s own wording also says “… moral judgement”. so according to oxford legal decisions can be called “judgments” but everything else should be called “judgements”?
Err, wut?
