Judgement vs Judgment

[MrMischief]

Which way do you spell it? I recently had a facebook post and one of my grammar friends flipped me some crap for using "judgement" rather than "judgment". I don't know where I picked up using "judgement" but my spell checker is fine with either spelling. I prefer to use "judgement" because it is more pleasing to my eye. "Judgment" is well.... an ugly looking word.

So which do you prefer? I believe in the US legal world "judgment" is correct, but outside of legal documents I will always use "judgement."

[dixiedawg]

In American English, judgment prevails in all contexts. In Canada and Australia, in a non-legal context both forms are equally acceptable, although judgment is more common in Canada and judgement in Australia. However, in a legal and theological context, judgment is the only correct form.

[Doc]

Considering the dictionary has is spelled both ways, I'd say its user preference. I do agree that "judgment" is an ugly word.


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[croat]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgment

[MrMischief]

http://oxforddictionaries.com/defini...ent?q=judgment

query "judgment" and judgement comes up.

[JoeP]

Judgement, obviously.

[jack.allwardt]

Windows office 2007 spellchecker says leave the "e" out...

[PatriotMB]

Judgement looks better to me, but when I write on paper i write Judgment... Wierd...

[ctherrien]

..."In Great Britain and many of its former colonies, “judgement” is still the correct spelling, but ever since Noah Webster decreed the first E superfluous, Americans have omitted it. Many of Webster’s crotchets have faded away (each year fewer people use the spelling “theater,” for instance), but even the producers of Terminator 2: Judgment Day chose the traditional American spelling. If you write “judgement” you should also write colour.”

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[MrMischief]

The ngram for theatre,theater in American English is an interesting one.

[MrMischief]

here is the ngram for judgement,judgment for American English. It clearly shows that I am in the minority, but I refuse to adapt. America is not a melting pot, it is a tossed salad. I'm going to be that annoying piece which has the e in it.

[ctherrien]

Originally Posted by jack.allwardt

Windows office 2007 spellchecker says leave the "e" out...

My Microsoft Word 2010 accepts both words... but my Language setting is set to English Canadian.

[Metaxa]

Never can have too many E's.

[ctherrien]

Originally Posted by MrMischief

here is the ngram for judgement,judgment for American English. It clearly shows that I am in the minority, but I refuse to adapt. America is not a melting pot, it is a tossed salad. I'm going to be that annoying piece which has the e in it.

Move to Canada.

We put bacon in our salads.

[Metaxa]