Your argument that a preference for judgement will lead to writing rong for wrong puts me in mind of the Pool Hall song in the Music Man. But perhaps I misunderstood your original comment. My goodness. If I have one thing to add to this long running discussion is that the rule to use the silent e to soften the g is probably optional due to the dg combination. Almost all cases of words with dg have the soft g with a silent e and the e is optional when adding a suffix starting with a consanant.
I worked with a guy that always spelled wrong worng. I found examples of dg words. I think not. In other words, it is a compound word, and it has been for centuries. I live in North America, and I cannot grasp why foreigners who live elsewhere cannot keep it straight about compound words. The abbreviations U. New South Wales , W. West Virginia , P. I disagree with your statement in your newsletter that there is no moral superiority attached to one usage or the other.
I believe in the rule of logic and reasoned arguments — where the weight of arguments and premises are carefully evaluated. To me, just because a lot of other people are doing something does not make it acceptable nor right. We see examples of stupidity on a daily basis where people are lulled into doing idiotic things on Facebook and Twitter and Infogram simply because somebody has made it seem normal due to repetition without anybody bothering to object.
Take a look at the language used in certain popular songs which people now feel emboldened to use at awards ceremonies like the Grammies. Just because I understand what you are trying to say does not entitle you to say it the way you are saying it.
To me, there is a moral justification for trying to ensure that communication is clear and effective. What she is really saying is that things seem simple to people who already understand them. I see some in my classes who would indeed stumble if asked to read out loud and they tried to break down the word phonetically.
We do them a disservice when we abandon logical linguistic frameworks and patterns in favor of being too lazy to apply the rules consistently. Those who insist that a spelling is correct simply because that is the way we do things here risk confusing ethnocentric arrogance with logical justification. Another important thing to note for the rule, this dropping of the e does not apply to words whose dropping of the e would phonetically change the word.
Otherwise they would be pronounced Notickable and chang-able. I had no idea that people spelled that word so differently. I assumed it was wrong but then looked it up and came across this page. The spelling judgement with e added is common in the United Kingdom in a non-legal context. In American English, judgment prevails in all contexts.
In Canada and Australia, in a non-legal context both forms are equally acceptable, although judgment is more common in Canada and judgement in Australia. However, in a legal and theological context, judgment is the only correct form.
Maeve: Thank you for writing this article. Your snide comment was obviously not mean-spirited. Jamea, on the other hand, was quite rude and condescending. Furthermore, she was being condescending without taking the time to try to understand the complexities of the issue. Perhaps in the last two years she has discovered that linguists use a couple of interesting terms: descriptive and prescriptive. Hmmm… food for thought, people. Perhaps she has looked at Chaucer and reflected on how the English language has evolved over time.
God forbid we ever debate how words should be spelled. Do they have different meanings or different functions within a sentence? Which spelling is correct? So, what is the difference between judgement vs. Judgment and judgement are both nouns and they have a few different definitions. For example: British vs. American Theatre vs. Theater Defence vs. Defense Centre vs. Center Apologise vs.
Apologize Behaviour vs. Behavior Travelling vs. Traveling Manoeuvre vs. Maneuver Paediatric vs. Pediatric Organisation vs. Instructions: Fill in the blank with the correct word, either judgment or judgement, in the correct form. Should I use judgment or judgement? Which of these two alternate spellings you use depends on where you are writing, or for whom you are writing. Judgement 5 Outside Examples 6 Quiz: Judgment vs.
Judgement 7 Article Summary.
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