quarrel quarrelled, quarrelling See ADDING ENDINGS (iv). quarrelsome quarter question marks A question mark is the correct end stop for a question. Note that it has its own built-in full stop and doesn't require another. Has anyone seen my glasses? Note that indirect questions do not require question marks because they have become statements in the process and need full stops. He asked if anyone had seen his glasses. See INDIRECT SPEECH/REPORTED SPEECH. questionnaire (not -n-) questions (direct and indirect) See QUESTION MARKS. See INDIRECT SPEECH/REPORTED SPEECH. queue queued, queuing or queueing quiet or quite? The children were as QUIET as mice, (quiet = two syllables) You are QUITE right, (quite = one syllable) quotation or quote? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide: 169 •II QUOTATION MARKS Use as many QUOTATIONS as you can. Use as many quotes as you can. (quotation = a noun) I can QUOTE the whole poem, (quote = a verb) quotation marks See INVERTED COMMAS. 170 radiator (not -er) radically radical + ly radius (singular) radii or radiuses (plural) See FOREIGN PLURALS. raise or rise? Let us look at these two words first as verbs (doing words): My landlord has decided to RAISE the rent. He RAISED the rent a year ago. He has RAISED the rent three times in four years. My expenses RISE all the time. They ROSE very steeply last year. They have RISEN steadily this year. Now let us look at them as nouns (a raise, a rise): You should ask your employer for a RISE. You should ask your employer for a RAISE. An increase in salary is called 'a rise' in the UK and 'a raise' in America. raping or rapping? rape + ing = raping rap + ing = rapping See ADDING ENDINGS (i), (ii). rapt or wrapped? RAPT = enraptured (RAPT in thought) WRAPPED = enclosed in paper or soft material raspberry (not rasberry) 171 ^^••^^1 RATABLE/RATEABLE ratable/rateable Both spellings are correct. realise/realize Both spellings are correct. really real + ly reason reasonable rebut or refute? REBUT = to take the opposite side in an argument REFUTE = to prove an assertion or allegation to be wrong reccomend Wrong spelling. See RECOMMEND. receipt See EI/IE SPELLING RULE. receive See EI/IE SPELLING RULE. recent or resent? RECENT = happening not long ago RESENT = to feel aggrieved and be indignant recipe recognise/recognize Both spellings are correct. recommend recover or re-cover? Bear in mind the difference in meaning that the hyphen makes: RECOVER = get better, regain possession RE-COVER = to cover again See HYPHENS (iv). 172 RELIEF rediculous Wrong spelling. See RIDICULOUS. refectory (not refrectory) refer referred, referring, referee, reference See ADDING ENDINGS (iv). referee or umpire? REFEREE = football, boxing UMPIRE = baseball, cricket, tennis refrigerator (abbreviation = fridge) refute See REBUT OR REFUTE? regal or royal? REGAL = fit for a king or queen; resembling the behaviour of a king or queen ROYAL = having the status of a king or queen, or being a member of their family regret regretted, regretting, regrettable, regretful See ADDING ENDINGS (iv). regretfully or regrettably? REGRETFULLY = with regret REGRETTABLY - unfortunately rehearsal rehearse relevant (not revelant) relief See EI/IE SPELLING RULE. 173 REMEMBER remember (not rember) repellent or repulsive? Both words mean 'causing disgust or aversion'. REPULSIVE, however, is the stronger of the two; it has the sense of causing 'intense disgust', even horror in some circumstances. REPELLENT can also be used in the sense of being able to repel particular pests (a mosquito repellent) and in the sense of being impervious to certain substances (water-repellent). repetition (not -pit-) repetitious or repetitive? Both words are derived from 'repetition'. Use REPETITIOUS when you want to criticise something spoken or written for containing tedious and excessive repetition. 'Repetitious' is a derogatory term. Use REPETITIVE when you want to make the point that speech, writing or an activity involves a certain amount of repetition (e.g. work on an assembly line in a factory). 'Repetitive' is a neutral word. reported speech See INDIRECT SPEECH/REPORTED SPEECH. representative repulsive See REPELLENT OR REPULSIVE?. resent See RECENT OR RESENT?. reservoir From 'reserve', (not resevoir) 174 . EI/IE SPELLING RULE. 173 REMEMBER remember (not rember) repellent or repulsive? Both words mean 'causing disgust or aversion'. REPULSIVE, however, is the stronger of the two; . (RAPT in thought) WRAPPED = enclosed in paper or soft material raspberry (not rasberry) 171 ^^••^^1 RATABLE/RATEABLE ratable/rateable Both spellings are correct. realise/realize Both . makes: RECOVER = get better, regain possession RE-COVER = to cover again See HYPHENS (iv). 172 RELIEF rediculous Wrong spelling. See RIDICULOUS. refectory (not refrectory) refer referred,