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S sacrifice

(not sacra-)

sacrilege

(not sacra-)

safely

safe + ly

said

(exception to the -y rule) See ADDING ENDINGS (iii).

salary salmon sanatorium (singular)

sanatoria or sanatoriums (plural) See FOREIGN PLURALS.

sandwich

(not sanwich)

sarcasm

See

IRONY OR SARCASM?.

sat

See

SIT.

satellite Saturday saucer scan

Scan has a number of meanings in different subject areas: " It can mean to analyse the metre of a line of poetry. " It can mean ‘to look at all parts carefully in order to detect irregularities’ (as in radar SCANNING and body SCANNING). " It can mean to read intently and quickly in order to establish the relevant points.

When we talk of ‘just SCANNING the headlines’, we shouldn’t mean ‘glancing

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