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Thread #125865 Message #2795818
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
24-Dec-09 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: except/accept- insure/ensure,,,etc.
Subject: RE: BS: except/accept- insure/ensure,,,etc.
OED
Staunch, stanch .... "The spelling staunch and the associated pronunciation are in British use much the the more common for the adj, while for the related verb the form stanch is preferred.
For the related verb the form stanch is preferred."
Webster's Collegiate 1995
1 staunch, stanch var 2 staunch Defined as the adjective.
1 stanch vt
2 stanch var. of staunch