asterick or asterisk

Some people not only spell this word without its second S, they say it that way too. It comes from Greek asteriskos: “little star.” Tisk, tisk, remember the “-isk”; “asterick” is icky.In countries where the Asterix comics are popular, that spelling gets wrongly used for “asterisk” as well.

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• epitomy vs epitome
• as less as possible vs as little as possible
• practicle vs practical
• acapella vs a capella vs a cappella
• gaurd vs guard
• epic vs epoch
• ratio
• submittal vs submission
• warmongerer vs warmonger
• swam vs swum

Definitions

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• n  a star-shaped character * used in printing
• v  mark with an asterisk

News & Articles

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• U.S. Open Notes: First round a success for Donald so far
  As afternoon turned into evening Thursday at Merion Golf Club, Luke Donald capitalized on the rain-softened conditions to find himself on the top of the leader board - with an asterisk - in the first round of the U.S. Open.
  June 14, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
• U.S. Open Leaderboard: Updated first-round scores
  The asterisk(*) identifies a player who started on the back nine.
  June 13, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Mickelson falls short as English claims in Memphis
  Save up to 86%! The asterisk(*) identifies a player who started on the back nine.
  June 8, 2013 - Sports Illustrated