Lightning!

[EverythingsDozy]

Okay, there are a lot of thunderstorms local to me at the minute and Facebook is full of people writing about "lightening". Grrrrrr
Thunder and lightening! Lightening what? Your hair?
Some of these people are studying for masters degrees!!!

[kinsorange]

Didn't know that.
Are you sure? Off to google to check!

[JodieGarberJacob]

I think you've an apostrophe missing there.....

[EverythingsDozy]

Yes masters degrees! I know it's more laziness because I'm on my phone!
I would probably be just as lazy on the computer in all fairness

[kinsorange]

Not me. I try and make sure that everything is correct if I ever post on here!

[EverythingsDozy]

Sorry! I will try better next time!
Master's degree!
I can't say I will be as pedantic on other threads though

[EverythingsDozy]

But it is definitely lightning!
I know you shouldn't start a sentence with but!

[JodieGarberJacob]

Haha! I just googled subforum and it came up with sub-forum, subforum and sub forum. So you are probably all right!

[kinsorange]

It is lightning. I didnt know that. I like to get my spellings right.
And it is lightening the hair I suppose.

[EverythingsDozy]

As in more than one master's degree? I have no idea! Could it be master's degrees?
www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/02/pluralize.html
I have never done links so apologies if it doesn't work - I just guessed!!

[EverythingsDozy]

I think it's lightning because lightning is a noun but a lot of people will assume (without thinking) that it's a normal -ing word. Since there is no "lightne" word, it would make sense that it is lightening, but that's just a guess!

[Cooroo]

I recently worked on a catalogue of coloured inks that had featured 'Lightening Yellow' for years. I quietly changed it and felt happy. (Fixed the 'fuschia' too!)