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[Vocabulary] beggar or begger?

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heyt

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hi,

the dictionary says the correct spelling (meaning someone who is asking for money on the street) is BEGGAR, but I can often see the word (meaning the same) as BEGGER. Is this spelling totally incorrect?

thanks, :shock:
heyt
 

bhaisahab

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hi,

the dictionary says the correct spelling (meaning someone who is asking for money on the street) is BEGGAR, but I can often see the word (meaning the same) as BEGGER. Is this spelling totally incorrect?

thanks, :shock:
heyt
Yes it is, totally incorrect.
 

heyt

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thanks a lot for your quick reply :)
 

BobK

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Did you notice that it was ambiguous? Which do you think is correct now? ;-)

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