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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Spelling advice

I have just read this in a famous newsmagazine: [The leader of country X] used the occasion to upbraid [country Y] for stymieing the [a certain group's] path to statehood.

My dictionary says another spelling is stymying. Which spelling do you recommend to us learners? Thank you.
  

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28 online dictionaries include stymie, stymieing . 12 online dictionaries include stymy, stymyin g. I suggest the first form, but it would be wise to learn both.

— Mister Micawber

  • 28 online dictionaries include stymie, stymieing .
  • 12 online dictionaries include stymy, stymyin g.
  • I suggest the first form, but it would be wise to learn both.
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28 online dictionaries include stymie, stymieing.

12 online dictionaries include stymy, stymying.

I suggest the first form, but it would be wise to learn both.
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