Mar 18 2010 2:38PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, principle or principal, spelling, word meanings, commonly misspelled words, Business writing, grammar, Quiz
Principal vs. principle
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, principle or principal, spelling, word meanings, commonly misspelled words, Business writing, grammar, Quiz
Which is correct?
The _________ reason to buy PictBridge-compliant devices is convenience.
a. principal
b. principle
Answer: a.
Explanation:
Principal means foremost or most important. We were taught to remember that with the handy phrase “The principal is your pal.” But you can imagine how often we kids repeated that to each other — especially without air quotes.
A principle, on the other hand, is a rule, standard or guideline.
Grammar Girl covers principal vs. principle in more detail.
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