I was going to agree until you got to the last line, which set me thinking
as to what is the difference. The usually reliable (if slightly American)
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dependant indicates that ..ent can
be EITHER a noun or an adjective, whereas ..ant is always a noun. So if you
stick with ..ent you can always argue that you are correct!
From: "Paul and Irene Osborn" <>
To: <>
Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Before we get to sulferous - one for the
apostrophe police
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:17:16 +1000
> Often confused words
>
> diffuse/defuse
> reign/rein
> tow/toe
> pour/pore
> draw/drawer
> compliment/complement
> discreet/discrete
> affect/effect
> flare/flair
> grisly/grizzly
> it's/its
> loath/loathe
> loose/lose
> peddle/pedal
> principal/principle
> stationery/stationary
> whose/who's
> their/there/they're
To which I would add dependent/dependant, especially by birders talking
about young.
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