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Words ending in -able and -ible often confuse people. I decided to investigate the words ending in -able and-ible in my dictionary. Whilst some may suggest referring to the origin of the root word, in reality many words simply have to be memorised. There are 4-5 times more -able words than -ible words so I decided to create a list of all the -ible base words and it turns out there are 65. This solution provides the 65 base words ending in -ible. If the base word isn't one of these word then you can be very confident the ending should be -able.
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07/01/15
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2257
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2423
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Many web pages on the internet have spelling errors. The main reason is the tools developers use often don't have spellchecking built in, or an Australian English dictionary. In this solution you add a bookmarklet to Apple Safari on the Mac to enable you to check the spelling of a web page.
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10/12/13
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2110
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2422
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How to add a bookmarklet to Apple Safari on the Mac, to enable you to select a word and then use Word Check to verify if you're using the correct spelling and the preferred Australian English spelling.
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10/12/13
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1944
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2386
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As I was reading a document from the Monash University Accident Research Centre I noticed quite a few spelling errors which were quite distracting. The document was a PDF which was protected, so I couldn't easily copy and paste the text to check the spelling. I found it amazingly easy to remove the password protection so if you're protecting your PDF documents, think again.
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05/09/13
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688
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2353
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Nine words added to Word Check.
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10/05/13
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439
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2246
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Is it practice or practise?
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11/09/12
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6000
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2174
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Is it adaptor or adapter?
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16/10/11
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287
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2100
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Is it flakey or flaky?
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13/06/11
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599
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2095
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Is it calendar or calender?
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28/05/11
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523
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2094
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Is it Mothers Day, Mothers' Day or Mother's Day and should it be in capitals?
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29/04/11
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199
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2087
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Is it dependant or dependent? These words catch me out all the time and I found the answer unexpected and quite fascinating. Anyone who thinks our language doesn't change over time should keep an eye on these words.
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07/04/11
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2350
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2064
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Is it detoxify or detoxicate?
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21/01/11
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1059
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2052
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Is it misspelt or misspelled?
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24/12/10
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59
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2051
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Is it focused or focussed?
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24/12/10
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3754
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2049
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Is it email or e-mail?
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24/12/10
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310
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2048
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Is it airconditioner, air-conditioner, or air conditioner?
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24/12/10
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865
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2047
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Is it web site or website?
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24/12/10
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512
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2046
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Is it software licence or software license?
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24/12/10
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1274
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2045
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Is it Internet or internet?
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24/12/10
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159
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2044
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Is it dialogue or dialog?
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24/12/10
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446
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2043
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Is it ones or one's?
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24/12/10
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929
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2042
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What are your thoughts with cooperation versus co-operation?
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24/12/10
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993
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2041
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Is it its or it's?
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24/12/10
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3868
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2039
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Is it spelt or spelled?
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24/12/10
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56
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