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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Sceptic
I know the are two forms: sceptic and skeptic. I have seen in different dictionaries differents thing - one says both are noun and the other says one (sKeptic) is both noun and adj. and the other says that the other (sCeptic) is adj. only.
[1] Please tell me what part of speech is each one.
[2] How come that the same word may be spelled in two different ways? Are the origins of the froms in BrE and AmE? How should I spell it at all?
Thank you very much
[1] Please tell me what part of speech is each one.
[2] How come that the same word may be spelled in two different ways? Are the origins of the froms in BrE and AmE? How should I spell it at all?
Thank you very much
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"Sceptic" and "skeptic" are no different. Both can be used as a noun and an adjective. "Sceptic" came into English from Latin via French.
- "Sceptic" and "skeptic" are no different.
- Both can be used as a noun and an adjective.
- "Sceptic" came into English from Latin via French.
- But the Latin word itself had its origin in Greek.
- Most of English people spelt it as "sceptic" before the 17th century but some pedantic students of the classic Greek language insisted to spell it as "skeptic" a form nearer to the original Greek word.
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"Sceptic" and "skeptic" are no different. Both can be used as a noun and an adjective. "Sceptic" came into English from Latin via French. But the Latin word itself had its origin in Greek. Most of English people spelt it as "sceptic" before the 17th century but some pedantic students of the classic Greek language insisted to spell it as "skeptic" a form nearer to the original Greek word. And Dr S
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