Thứ Ba, 6 tháng 1, 2015

Most Common Mistakes in English - Lightening or Lightning?

Lightening - Lightning

This is perhaps the most common spelling mistake ever.
Wrong: Being struck by lightening is a shocking experience!
Correct: Being struck by lightning is a shocking experience!
LighteningThe present participle of lighten.
e.g. I was lightening the load on my camel because it was exhausted.
Lightning
A streak of static electricity through the sky, usually accompanied by thunder.
e.g. You got struck by lightning? That must have been a shocking experience!
Lighting
The arrangement of light, especially in photography.
e.g. The photo was dull because the lighting wasn’t good enough.

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