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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 08:39 PM
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Grammar Cop (actually Spelling Cop) says, "It's lightNING, folks"
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Okay y'all, it's gonna be a long summer with many weather reports posted here, so let's get our spelling straight, shall we?

That flashy thing in the sky--the one followed by a booming noise--is lightning. No "e" in the middle.

"Lightening" means something is getting brighter, like the sky at dawn.

Please make this anal retentive former English teacher happy and choose the right spelling, okay? That is all! (Till I think of another grammar- or spelling-related pet peeve, of course.) :hi:
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