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Monday, June 19, 2006

Dependent or Dependant?

The Grammar Guru has learned something today, and she's here to pass it on to you. The Grammar Guru was taught that dependant was not a word -- that it was an all-too-common misspelling of dependent, and that dependent was always the correct spelling. Imagine the Grammar Guru's surprise when, upon... Sign in to see full entry.

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