Grandad or Granddad?

[thegingerwhinger]

Which is the correct spelling? I've always used Grandad but my mother is sure it's Granddad. All the cards in the shops seem to spell it with one 'd'.

One 'd'.
Looks ridiculous with 2, imho.

One D.

I thought it was one 'd', I agree it looks ridiculous with two. I only questioned it because my mother is usually always spot on with anything to do with spelling. I'll be sure to put her right!

I think your mother is right! You don't have granmothers, granfathers, granmas - but then, when was anything logical in this language. It does look stupid though with two ds.

Indeed littlefrog, that's her justification for the spelling and it does make sense.

I always use two 'd's. I did look it up once as DH thought I was wrong. Both are correct apparently.

Ahh, so we're both right! I imagine the original spelling was Granddad which gradually turned into the now more popular grandad.

I have never, ever seen Granddad before,

My FIL insists on Grand-Dad.

Plonker!

Grandad's a bit of an odd one though. We don't have a Grandmum to go with it so you never know we might have spelt it Granmum...

Grandad

So is it also Grandaughter as opposed to granddaughter? Again my mum favours the 'dd' version!

I always use two Ds. To me "granddad" = grand dad, "grandad" = gran dad, which just seems silly. You wouldn't write "granfather" or "granma" would you?

Nelly - I agree

Granddad is spelt with "dd" in the middle (see Fowler's Modern English usage and the Oxford Manual of Style, which states: granddad (not grandad, grand-dad). Misspelt words creep into the language through constant corruption.

I am 68 and have a 2 year old grandson and the question regarding the correct spelling of "grandad" arose. I have only recently seen double "d" being used for granddad and granddaughter. I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to language. I loathe seeing apostrophes used in plurals, e.g. potato's. Also "should of" instead of "should have". As for Nel's argument that you wouldn't write "granma", of course you wouldn't but the issue is not whether you drop the "d" it is whether you use double "d". I agree that double "d" just doesn't look right. So, I will carry on using a single "d".

Does it really matter that much? I am 66 and have 4 beautiful grandchildren. One d or two, just follow it with "I love you," and I don't care how you spell it!

Both are correct but I always use one d.

Ahoy!

The spelling depends on which version of the English language is used, as in the UK it's spelled granddad. The are plenty of other examples, not least the word alluminium which is missing the last (i) in the American English language and is spoken differently (I have no idea why, but it's a matter of fact). If a similar rule was applied to the state of Arkansas which if spoken as spelled would be 'Are Kansas' as opposed to 'Ark In Saw' such is the complexity of the English language and in the country where it's spoken as it becomes disjointed and whether there are silent and/or missing letters as with Aluminium, Aluminum and pronunceation differences.

Cheerio, bye-bye, ta-ta . .

Really?

I have never noticed it spelt with one d until today when my grandson told me I'd spelt it wrong. Step daughter then pointed me this way.

Wheresthehampster; we do have grandmum (or grandmom in USA), albeit not very common but we have granny without a comparible male version

GRAND DAD? FLEENSTONES??

mother --> grandmother grandma granny gran
father --> grandfather grandpa granddad gramp(s)
daughter --> granddaughter
son --> grandson

You might not say "grand...dad" but you certainly should spell it that way.

And I'm barely old enough to be a dad, let alone a granddad.

jamzoo - did you just try to use logic to determine how a word should be spelt? Ha, ha, ha, good luck with that!

I've always used both Ds.