'right of passage' has probably been done before ...but...

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it is 'rite of passage.'

Am 30 weeks pregnant and v. grumpy. Have been meaning to post this for some time. Am going to have a cup of tea and eat the rest of the kids' Easter eggs.

Right of passage looks like you're OK to go past

Why haven't your kids eaten all their Easter eggs by now?

Have you been hiding them?

Have you??

Can you help me with "(w)racking your brains"?...I don't get "rite" wrong, but I'm not sure on this one?

I think it should be racking because it stems from the idea of being racked (ie put on the rack as a form of torture).

But it is confusing and some other phrases (like storm-wracked) are correctly spelled with a W

There is a discussion here on the subject.

Ooh, thankyou, I shall go and see!

Ooh, thankyou, I shall go and see! Wracked with guilt, though, yes?

um, not sure about wracked with guilt, I suspect it too comes from the idea of being (metaphorically) racked so would probably be more correct with an r.

However you could possibly make a case for using a w on the basis of feeling so guilty you are like an emotional wreck (from whence the etymology of wrack, I think).

TBH I think the two have become so confused that many people accept either spelling.