CHORD OR CORD?
chief (singular) chiefs (plural) See PLURALS (v). childish or childlike? The teenager was rebuked by the magistrate for his CHILDISH behaviour, (i.e. which he should have outgrown) The grandfather has retained his sense of CHILDLIKE wonder at the beauty of the natural world, (i.e. marvellously direct, innocent and enthusiastic) chimney (singular) chimneys (plural) See PLURALS (iii).
chior Wrong spelling. See CHOIR. chocolate (not choclat although often mispronounced as such) choice (not -se) choir (not -io-) choose I CHOOSE my words carefully. I am CHOOSING my words carefully. I CHOSE my words carefully yesterday. I have CHOSEN them carefully. chord or cord? CHORD is used in a mathematical or musical context. CORD refers to string and is generally used when referring to anatomical parts like the umbilical cord, spinal cord and vocal cords. Note-, you will occasionally see CHORD used instead of CORD in a medical context but it seems very oldfashioned now.
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