Principal vs. Principle

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PRINCIPAL VS. PRINCIPLE



OK, I’m going to be the person that everyone hates – the Grammar police. I’ve seen “principal” and “principle” used in a variety of ways. I forgot which one was used when referring to money – so I looked it up on <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/">www.dictionary.com</a>



<strong>Principal</strong>

(noun) is the original amount of debt on which interest is calculated

(The monthly payments go mostly for interest, leaving the principal practically untouched).



(noun) the head or director of a school

(The faculty supported the principal in her negotiations with the board)



(adjective) has the general sense “chief, first, foremost”

(My principal objection is the cost of the project.)



<strong>Principle</strong>

(noun) something established as a standard or test, for measuring, regulating, or guiding conduct or practice

(A man of principle.)

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Here’s an easy way to remember it:



Princi<strong>PAL</strong>: your high school teacher and your money are your <strong>PALS</strong>.














 
<p>IR, the way I remember THEIR and THERE is </p>

<p>"th<strong>e</strong>ir" has an "<strong>e</strong>" for "h<strong>e</strong>r" and "<strong>i</strong>" for "h<strong>i</strong>s" in it. Meaning the word "their" is always used for people. </p>

<p>And then I use "there" for everything else.</p>

<p>I need to use memory tricks for the tricky stuff like that.</p>

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