Spelling Entry 706 / 1011 60-second read

Priviledge vs. Privilege

No D.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

It was a priviledge to serve.

✓ Correct

It was a privilege to serve.

The ruleii

PRIVILEGE has no D.

PRIVI + LEGE — LEGE from Latin lex (law). No D, unlike "dredge" or "hedge."

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Private + legal — no D.

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