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library not libary libretto singular libretti or librettos plural See FOREIGN PLURALS.. licence or license?. We can refer to a licence or the licence or your licence: Do you have your dr

libel or slander?

Both refer to statements damaging to a person's

character: LIBEL is written; SLANDER is spoken library

(not libary)

libretto (singular) libretti or librettos (plural)

See FOREIGN PLURALS.

licence or license?

LICENCE is a noun We can refer to a licence or the

licence or your licence:

Do you have your driving LICENCE with you? LICENSE is a verb:

The restaurant is LICENSED for the consumption of

alcohol

licorice/liquorice

Both spellings are correct

lie

See LAY OR LIE?.

lied

See LAY OR LIE?.

liesure

Wrong spelling See LEISURE

lieutenant

life (singular) lives (plural)

See PLURALS (v)

lighted/lit

Both forms are correct

lightening or lightning?

LIGHTENING comes from the verb 'to lighten' and

so you can talk about:

LIGHTENING a heavy load or LIGHTENING the

colour of your hair

LIGHTNING is the flash of light we get in the sky

during a thunderstorm

likable/likeable

Both spellings are correct

like

See AS OR LIKE?

likelihood

liqueur or liquor?

A LIQUEUR is a sweet, very strong, alcoholic drink

usually taken in small glasses after a meal

LIQUOR refers to any alcoholic drink.

liquorice

See LICORICE/LIQUORICE

literally

Beware of using 'literally' to support a fanciful comparison:

X My eyes LITERALLY popped out of my head

when I saw her in a bikini (They didn't!) / My eyes popped out of my head when I saw her

in a bikini

Everybody will understand that you are speaking figuratively (i.e it was as if )

See METAPHOR

See SIMILE

literati

(Not litterari)

This word is used to describe read and well-educated people who love literature

literature

(four syllables)

loaf (singular) loaves (plural)

See PLURALS (v)

loath, loathe or loth?

LOATH and LOTH are interchangeable spellings and

mean unwilling or reluctant:

I was LOATH/LOTH to hurt his feelings.

LOATHE means to detest:

I LOATHE snobbery.

loathsome

loathe + some = loathsome

This word means detestable

loaves

See LOAF

lonely

(not lonley)

loose or lose?

Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:

I have a LOOSE tooth, (rhymes with moose)

Don't LOSE your temper, (rhymes with snooze) loping or lopping?

lope + ing = loping

He was LOPING along with long strides,

lop + ing = lopping

LOPPING the trees will just encourage them to

grow taller

See ADDING ENDINGS (i) and (ii).

a lot

(never alot)

Remember that this is a slang expression and should never be used in a formal context Substitute 'many'

or recast the sentence altogether

lovable/loveable

Both spellings are correct

luggage

(not lugage)

luxuriant or luxurious?

LUXURIANT = growing abundantly

LUXURIANT vegetation

LUXURIOUS = rich and costly, sumptuous

a LUXURIOUS hotel

luxury

-ly

Take care when adding this suffix to a word already ending in -1 You will have double -1:

real + ly = really

ideal + ly = ideally

special + ly = specially

usual + ly = usually

lying

See LAY OR LIE?

(not -ary)

madam or madame?

Use MADAM:

as a polite term of respect:

Can I help you, madam?

in letter writing:

Dear Madam (note capital letter)

as a formal title of respect:

Thank you, Madam Speaker (note capital letter)

Use MADAME as the French equivalent:

We are going to Madame Tussaud's.

The famous French physicist, Madame Curie, was born in Poland.

magic -e

Also known as silent -e and mute -e.

See ADDING ENDINGS (ii).

mahogany

maintain

maintenance

(not maintainance)

manageable

See SOFT c AND SOFT G.

manager

(not manger, as is so often written!)

mango (singular) mangoes or mangos (plural)

See PLURALS (iv).

•Ml

mantelpiece

(not mantle-)

mantelshelf

(not mantle-)

margarine

(not margerine)

marihuana/marijuana

Both spellings are correct

marriage

marvel

marvelled, marvelling

marvellous

masterful or masterly?

MASTERFUL = dominating

MASTERLY - very skilful

mathematics

(not mathmatics)

mating or matting?

mate + ing = mating

mat + ing = matting

See ADDING ENDINGS (i) + (ii).

matrix (singular) matrices or matrixes (plural)

See FOREIGN PLURALS.

may

See CAN OR MAY?

may or might?

(i) Use may/might in a present context and might in

a past context:

If I receive a written invitation, I MAY/MIGHT

accept, (still possible)