how correct nosy or nosey?
i dont understand two words nosy and nosey. how to say correct?
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Nosy” is the most common form in both American English or British English, but “nosey” is still correct, though less common. When a word ends on a silent “e,” we generally drop the “e” before adding a suffix that starts with a vowel, but we keep it when adding one with a consonant.
Nosey is British English and nosy is American English. Both are correct.
Hello there are quite a few people that use commonly nosey even though the correct spelling is nosy
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If you are talking about the spelling of "nosy*" and "nosey" both of them are correct. Nosy is the most used word than nosey, it means when someone can't mind their business and constantly get into other people's business when they shouldn't
Hi, in general it means : Someone that has a hard time minding their own business and are getting into other people's business when they shouldn't. Someone is being nosy.
Nosy and Nosey both spellings are correct in American and British English. The only difference is "Nosy" is most commonly used instead of "Nosey".
The correct one is nosey
Nosey is most commonly spelt *nosy* It is when someone is too interested in things that do not involve you, especially other people’s affair!
Hello. There are quite a few people that commonly use the word "nosey" but the correct spelling is in fact the latter "nosy". I hope you have found this helpful.
Well, I meant to write that nosey is more common but the auto correct decided to change it to nosy. That just proves that both are common :-)
Which word is correct? They both are but nosey is more common.
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Not so genius, but this has worked with my Asian and Latino students: Substitute all "Th-" in words with a "D-", as it is an easier starting point e.g. instead of "The", ask them to say De(almost like a form of pidgin english: de boi VS the boy). Its a matter of throat to tongue, where sounds with "T" and "D" are easier to begin with and then you will gradually progress to the "Th-" sounds as the find confindence and comfort. You could always tell them to pretend they are blowing out candles on a birthday cake; and for the "Th" sound their tongue should gently touch their teeth, like in words like "Thin" or "This". Have them practice the not so elated soft "Th" sound-- its like their tongue is having a short siesta on their teeth! Such a mental jounery and lots of creativity will get you through a lot of pronounciation hurdles.
