| taping or tapping? | tape + ing = taping tap + ing = tapping |
| testimonial or testimony? |
TESTIMONIAL = formal statement in the form of an open letter bearing witness to someone’s character, qualifications and relevant experience TESTIMONY = formal written or spoken statement of evidence, especially in a court of law |
| thank you or thank-you? |
I should like to THANK YOU very much for your help. THANK YOU for your help. Ihavewrittenallmy THANK-YOU letters. You will see that ‘thank you’ is NEVER written as one word. It is hyphenated only when used as a compound adjective describing ‘letter’ or another noun. Those who care about such things can never bring themselves to buy otherwise attractive thank-you cards that have THANKYOU or THANK-YOU printed on them! |
| troop or troupe? | TROOP refers to the armed forces or to groups of people or particular animals: a TROOP of scouts a TROOP of children a TROOP of monkeys TROUPE refers to a group of touring actors, dancers, musicians or other entertainers. |
