Difference between revisions of "Playwright - playwrite (error)"
From Hull AWE
PeterWilson (Talk | contribs) (New page: Although a '''playwright''' does ''write'' plays, she or he takes the name of the job from the separate English noun, ' a '''wright''', which means 'maker'. It is always an error to sp...) |
PeterWilson (Talk | contribs) m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Although a '''playwright''' does ''write'' plays, she or he takes the name of the job from the separate English [[noun]], ' a '''wright''', which means 'maker'. It is always an error to spell the word play<strike>write</strike>. You may care to look at [[Right - write]] and [[Wright - rite]] for more. | Although a '''playwright''' does ''write'' plays, she or he takes the name of the job from the separate English [[noun]], ' a '''wright''', which means 'maker'. It is always an error to spell the word play<strike>write</strike>. You may care to look at [[Right - write]] and [[Wright - rite]] for more. | ||
| − | : There is <u>no</u> [[portmanteau]] [[verb]] 'to '''<strike>playwrite</strike> either. | + | : There is <u>no</u> [[portmanteau]] [[verb]] 'to '''<strike>playwrite</strike>''' either. |
[[category:spelling common errors]][[category:homophones]][[category:Silent -w-]] | [[category:spelling common errors]][[category:homophones]][[category:Silent -w-]] | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 17 November 2007
Although a playwright does write plays, she or he takes the name of the job from the separate English noun, ' a wright, which means 'maker'. It is always an error to spell the word playwrite. You may care to look at Right - write and Wright - rite for more.
- There is no portmanteau verb 'to
playwriteeither.
