[Grammar] Spoonsfull or spoonfulls?

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Am I the only one left who thinks that in a recipe which calls for 4 spoons of anything, it must say 4 spoonsfull of salt/sugar/whatever?

I read spoonfulls,bowlfulls, cupfulls etc. etc.

My spellcheck on my computer marks spoonsfull as incorrect.

 

[bhaisahab]

Am I the only one left who thinks that in a recipe which calls for 4 spoons of anything, it must say 4 spoonsfull of salt/sugar/whatever?

I read spoonfulls,bowlfulls, cupfulls etc. etc.

My spellcheck on my computer marks spoonsfull as incorrect.

"Spoonsfull" is correct, I bet your spellchecker is American.;-)

 

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"Spoonsfull" is correct, I bet your spellchecker is American.;-)

Of course, it's American.................. it also tells me that honour, labour, neighbour, etc. etc. are incorrect. :roll:

 

[mmasny]

Of course, it's American.................. it also tells me that honour, labour, neighbour, etc. etc. are incorrect. :roll:

How about 'gaol'?

 

[kfredson]

Am I the only one left who thinks that in a recipe which calls for 4 spoons of anything, it must say 4 spoonsfull of salt/sugar/whatever?

I read spoonfulls,bowlfulls, cupfulls etc. etc.

My spellcheck on my computer marks spoonsfull as incorrect.

Over on this side of the pond we do tend to use spoonfuls more often than spoonsful. My dictionary tells me it is optional and my U.S. spellchecker tells me it is spoonful. Neither one offers me "spoonsfull."

Once again, two great nations separated by a common language!

 

[BobK]

Over on this side of the pond we do tend to use spoonfuls more often than spoonsful. My dictionary tells me it is optional and my U.S. spellchecker tells me it is spoonful. Neither one offers me "spoonsfull."...

So the spellchecker might just be objecting to the extra l.

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