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Incidentally vs. Incidently
Incidentally
/ˌɪnsəˈdentəli/Examples:
Incidentally, I stumbled upon an old friend at the café.The report, incidentally, was approved by all major parties.Incidentally, the event starts earlier than last year.
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Incidently
/ˈɪnsədəns/Examples:
Incidently, I forgot to mention the meeting is canceled.She's incidently related to a famous historical figure.I found your keys in my car, incidently.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- "Incidentally" is the correct spelling with seven letters, while "incidently" is a common misspelling with six letters.
- Remember "incidentally" has all the syllables pronounced clearly: in-ci-den-tal-ly.
- Think of "incidentally" as starting with the word "incident" and adding "al" and then "ly."
- An easy way to remember is that "incidentally" incidentally includes "al" before adding "ly" at the end.
- To recall the correct form, note that the word "incidentally" can be broken down into "incident" followed by "ally," suggesting a casual relation to the main topic.
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