Discussion
Find the correctly spelt word:
Answer: C
Correct answer: Connoisseur
The correct spelling is connoisseur - a double n, a double s, and the French ending -eur. It is among the hardest words in English to spell from its sound, because none of the doublings is audible and the vowel cluster oi does not behave as an English reader expects. It is French, from an older spelling of connaisseur, built on connaître, to know - and that verb comes from the Latin cognoscere, the same root that gives English recognise, cognition and acquaint. The -eur ending places it with amateur, chauffeur, entrepreneur, masseur and saboteur, all French agent nouns kept whole in English. Its close relative in difficulty is reconnaissance, from the same verb, which doubles both the n and the s in the same way.
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