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How Do You Spell It?
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We have Grand mother, Grand daughter Grand son so why is Grand dad spelt Grandad?
I've always spelt it with 2 d's, Granddad, but my daughter says it's only spelt with 1 d, but surely that would make it Gran dad, if you know what I mean. Doesn't make sense to me.
How do you spell it?
I've always spelt it with 2 d's, Granddad, but my daughter says it's only spelt with 1 d, but surely that would make it Gran dad, if you know what I mean. Doesn't make sense to me.
How do you spell it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.All my grandkids have, when they were younger, of course, called me 'gangan'.
I believe i used to spell it with the two 'ds' but it never looked right (unless hyphenated) so i spell it grandad now. I n fact, i've just written the word in my grandson George's birthday card. Not that he will know, he's only 2. :-)
I believe i used to spell it with the two 'ds' but it never looked right (unless hyphenated) so i spell it grandad now. I n fact, i've just written the word in my grandson George's birthday card. Not that he will know, he's only 2. :-)
I once overheard a conversation between two men, one of whom wondered why native English speakers are such poor linguists. Even when you laboriously demonstrate the pronunciation of a simple foreign word over and over again, they still can't copy it correctly, he said. He went on to warn against ever agreeing to give out the spelling of the word in question, that would permanently prevent its correct pronunciation.
Yes, said the other. Babies who are being encouraged by their parents to say the universal "Mama" and "Papa" ask "How do you spell it ?" and get it wrong, hence Mummy and Daddy.
Yes, said the other. Babies who are being encouraged by their parents to say the universal "Mama" and "Papa" ask "How do you spell it ?" and get it wrong, hence Mummy and Daddy.