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Acknowledgment vs. Acknowledgement
Acknowledgment
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt/Examples:
Her acknowledgment of the team's efforts was heartfelt.The novel begins with an acknowledgment of her mentors.In his speech, he gave special acknowledgment to his family.
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Acknowledgement
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒm(ə)nt/Examples:
Her acknowledgement of the team was heartfelt.Acknowledgement of the problem led to solutions.He smiled in acknowledgement of her compliment.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Both acknowledgment and acknowledgement refer to the same concept, meaning the recognition of something.
- The spelling acknowledgment is more commonly used in American English.
- Acknowledgement is more frequently used in British and other forms of English.
- Remember that the extra e in acknowledgement aligns with other British English spellings that tend to favor more letters.
- Think of acknowledgment as shorter and more straightforward, like American preferences for simpler spellings.
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