fourty or forty

Unlike ninety, where 'e' is retained in forty the 'u' is dropped when we go from four to forty. Here is an exmaple of forty usage: You missed what I just said. You were having your forty winks during my lecture.

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• little own vs let alone
• ratio
• tripple vs triple
• woman vs women
• ceasar vs caesar
• all for not vs all for naught
• wreckless vs reckless
• summary vs summery
• phantom vs fathom
• tragedy vs travesty

Definitions

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• n  the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
• s  being ten more than thirty

News & Articles

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• The Wolverine Launch Trailer tells the story with clarity
  With the coming of The Wolverine, the next chapter of the Marvel Comics X-Men break-out star continues in Japan with a trailer released this week. This movie is set to take the role continued with Hugh Jackman back into his past – as all good Wolverine stories do. Here with the newest two-minute and fourty-one Read The Full Story
  June 14, 2013 - SlashGear

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• Two swimmers prep in Seattle for Bering Sea crossing
  Forty swimmers from 14 countries will swim from Russia to Alaska this summer. On Saturday, two of those swimmers were at Alki Beach in Seattle for a little warm-up. KING 5 Photojournalist Ron Sanford has their story
  June 16, 2013 - KING5 Seattle
• Photo Gallery: Windsor High School Graduation
  Forty-three graduating seniors received their dipolomas during Windsor High School’s commencement in Windsor, Vt., on June 14, 2013.
  June 16, 2013 - Valley News
• ART BEAT: 'Forty Odd' opens in Woodstock
  “Forty Odd,” an exhibit of selections from the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum’s permanent collection, opens with a reception on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the museum at 28 Tinker St., Woodstock.
  June 14, 2013 - Kingston Daily Freeman