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Ninety/Ninty
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Ninety vs. Ninty
Ninety
/ˈnaɪnti/
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A number that comes after eighty-nine and before ninety-one.
Examples:
We should be there in about
ninety
minutes.
The temperature was in the
nineties
.
Perhaps the machine was at eighty –
ninety
.
Synonyms:
90
Antonyms:
zero
one
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Ninty
A misspelling of the number that is equivalent to nine tens, commonly spelled 'ninety'.
Examples:
Synonyms:
ninety
Antonyms:
one
two
ten
Ways to tell them apart:
"Ninety" is the correct spelling of the number 90.
"Ninty" is often a common misspelling of "ninety."
Remember, "ninety" is derived from "nine," which gives you a clue about its spelling.
Both words are pronounced the same way, complicating their differentiation based on sound alone.
Think of "ty" as a reminder to check the spelling, aligning with other tens such as twenty and sixty.
When to use ninety:
When to use ninty:
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