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MANOEUVRE

manoeuvre

mantelpiece

(not mantle-)

mantelshelf

(not mantle-)

margarine

(not margerine)

marihuana/marijuana

Both spellings are correct.

marriage

marvel

marvelled, marvelling

marvellous

masterful or masterly?

MASTERFUL = dominating

MASTERLY - very skilful

mathematics

(not mathmatics)

mating or matting?

mate + ing = mating

mat + ing = matting

See ADDING ENDINGS (i) + (ii).

matrix (singular) matrices or matrixes (plural)

See FOREIGN PLURALS.

may

See CAN OR MAY?.

may or might?

(i) Use may/might in a present context and might in

a past context:

If I receive a written invitation, I MAY/MIGHT

accept, (still possible)

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