There are many words in the English language which are spelt quite differently from their pronunciation. It often happens that people disagree with the two words Eightty and Eighty. Some are in favour of the spelling Eightty while a huge population spells the number 80 as Eighty.
So today in this article I will explain to you the meaning of both the words Eightty and Eighty. Read the full article to know which one is correct so that this problem would not occur in future.
Correct way to spell the number 80 – Eightty or Eighty ?
· Meaning of Eighty
The number 80 is a natural number following the number 79 and preceding the number 81. You can get the number 80, when you add 1 in 79 (1 + 79 = 80) and subtract 1 from 81 ( 81 – 1 = 80).
The number 80 is correctly spelt as Eighty, not Eightty. A tip to remember the spelling Eighty is to first write the spelling of 8 i.e., ‘eight’ and then add ‘y’ to it.
Due to the nature of the English language, the number 80 is pronounced Eightty but spelt as Eighty.
· Meaning of Eighty
When I spelt the number 80 as Eightty it was showing a red line under the spelling which means it is incorrect. So you can say that the spelling Eightty is the misspelling of the correct spelling Eighty. The spelling Eightty does not exist in the English dictionary. So don’t use the spelling Eightty in your sentences as it is completely incorrect.
Examples of how to spell 80
- I got Eightty per cents on my High school examination.
- My grandfather died at the age of Eightty.
The correct way to write it is “I got Eighty per cent on my High school examination”, and “My grandfather died at the age of Eighty.
Some points to remember
It doesn’t always work the same way, just like we spell 80 as Eighty, not Eightty. In context with 40, we spell it forty, not fourty. But in the case of 90, we spell it as ninety, not ninty.
In the cheque, write the number 80 as Eighty, don’t write the spelling Eightty, it is incorrect.
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The final words
So to remember the correct spelling of 80, write ‘Eight’ and then add ‘y’ to it. Eightty is the misspelling of Eighty.
I hope this article was able to make you understand the correct spelling of Eighty and you will not get confused with the spelling in future.
