Sep 25, 2016 · Is councilor the spelling used in the U.S., while councillor the spelling used in Canada, UK, and most places internationally? Hilariously, Google will use both councilor and …

Feb 25, 2016 · MOVED by Councillor Edmonds that Council accepts the updated Snow Removal Policy: Policy #S-45-1. Another example: MOVED by Councillor Peavoy that Council direct …

Aug 1, 2013 · As to Councillor, it is also used, but because of the homophone Counsellor, which is not the same thing, I think that Councillor is less used. A councillor is a person who is a …

Dec 7, 2015 · Usage examples: Croxteth Labour councillor Peter Mitchell says that, rather than whinge about cuts, the community, with the council, is simply making them work. …

Sep 10, 2016 · Q&A for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts

Context: At a Town council meeting, one policy was rescinded, and a new policy was presented. One councillor requested that a record be kept of the old policy for reference so the new policy …

Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

This is common (and required even) in some languages, but in English, it is generally extremely unnatural and jarring. I do not know enough about any Indian languages to know which, if any, …

Oct 24, 2014 · Do I use capitals when referring to someone's position within an institution or company? And is it the same for all levels of employee? i.e in the following sentence, should …

Mar 25, 2022 · At this point I still can't find a difference, or at least I don't see one. I also don't understand why assertation is being flagged by my spell checker, because the Webster online …