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Analog vs. analogue
Outside the U.S., the word is spelled analogue in all its senses. It is usually analog in American English, though the older spelling survives in the sense something that bears analogy to something else.
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Outside the U.S., the word is spelled analogue in all its senses. It is usually analog in American English, though the older spelling survives in the sense something that bears analogy to something else.
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In American English, dependent is (1) an adjective meaning contingent on another, and (2) a noun meaning a person who is financially supported by someone else. Outside the U.S. dependent is conventionally the adjective and dependant the noun, though this is not always borne out in real-world usage.
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Outside North America, a draught is (1) a current of air, (2) an animal that pulls loads, (3) a load pulled by such an animal, (4) a portion of liquid, and (5) the act of drawing liquid into the mouth; and a draft is (1) a written plan or preliminary sketch, (2) an order for a bank to pay money, (3) conscription into the military, and (4) the act of selecting someone for a role. North Americans use draft for all.
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For the feature dividing streets from sidewalks, curb is the preferred spelling in the U.S. and Canada, and kerb is preferred outside North America. But everyone uses curb as the word meaning (1) to check or restrain, and (2) a check or restraint.
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Summary: a short description of something. Summery: of, relating to, or evocative of summer.
The phrasal verb meaning to administer or bestow, especially in small portions is dole out, not doll out.
Ether is now the preferred spelling throughout the English-speaking world. Aether survives mainly in historical references and as a poetic affectation.
The adjective and noun are bailout or bail-out. The verb is two words—bail out.