English Grammar - Spelling

English Grammar
English Grammar - Spelling

Identify the word which is spelt correctly :


Options:

  1. Manoeuver
  2. Manoeuvre
  3. Manouevre
  4. Manouever

Right Answer: Manoeuvre

The correct British spelling is ‘manoeuvre’, from the French ‘manœuvre’, meaning a planned movement of troops or vehicles, or a skilful and often cunning action. The vowel sequence runs o-e-u, and the word ends in ‑re as in ‘centre’ and ‘theatre’. American English simplifies it to ‘maneuver’, but ‘manoeuver’ mixes the two systems and is not standard in either. The other options reverse the vowels into ‘ouev’ or ‘ouev’ combinations and are simply misspellings. Related forms are manoeuvrable, manoeuvrability and manoeuvring.

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