Wrong in english 8 pot

DOUBLING RULE

I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't come.

Say either: I wouldn't be surprised if he

came,

or: I would be surprised if he

didn't come.

Sometimes writers put so many negatives in a

sentence that the meaning becomes too complicated

to unravel:

Mr Brown denied vehemently that it was unlikely

that no one would come to the concert.

Does Mr Brown think that the concert will be

popular or not?

Rewrite as either:

Mr Brown was certain the concert would be well

attended.

Or: Mr Brown feared that no one would come to the

concert.

doubling rule

See ADDING ENDINGS (i) and (iv).

doubt

(not dout)

The word is derived from the Latin word dubitare,

to doubt. It may help you to remember that the

silent b is there.

Down's syndrome

(not Downe's)

downstairs

(one word)

draft or draught?

A DRAFT is a first or subsequent attempt at a piece

of written work before it is finished.

A DRAUGHT is a current of cool air in a room.

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