william-james88 wrote:Hey guys, random question but I see people write 'mould' everywhere. Isn't it just 'mold' ?
Depends on where you live.
grammarist.com wrote:Mold vs. mould
American English has no mould, and British English has no mold. In other words, the word referring to (1) the various funguses that grow on organic matter or (2) a frame for shaping something is spelled the same in both uses, and the spelling depends on the variety of English.
Of course, the spelling difference extends to derivatives such as moldy/mouldy and molding/molding and to the verb sense to shape with a mold.
Australian and Canadian English favor the British spelling, though mold is fairly common in Canadian publications.
The same explains a lot of extra "U"s that show up.
My personal peeve is check/cheque. A CHECK is when the girl at Wal-mart needs a price. When someone is giving you a piece of paper instead of cash, that is a CHEQUE.
william-james88 wrote:And while we are at it, you can say Takara "licensed" the toys to Hasbro. But how do you spin that sentence around the other way that makes Hasbro be the subject. Is there a more eloquent way of saying Hasbro bought the license?
That would be licensee. (One to whom or to which a license is granted.)