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Corespondent vs. Correspondent
Corespondent
Examples:
The journalist became a war corespondent after being promoted.She received the letter from her overseas corespondent today.As an international corespondent, he travels frequently for work.
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Correspondent
/ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/Examples:
There are a number of great special correspondents.And then one lanky correspondent stepping up to say:She is his principal correspondent, I assure you.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Correspondent has an extra r and is the more common term used in news media.
- Corespondent is a rare variation, but usually considered a misspelling unless specific to particular legal contexts like in divorce proceedings.
- Remember correspondent as someone who corresponds or reports, maintaining communication, especially in journalism.
- Correspondent relates to correspondence, sharing the root in communication and reporting.
- Always double-check the context if you think corespondent fits; often it should be corrected to correspondent.
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