Supercede or supersede?

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Supercede or supersede?

The answer is SUPERSEDE.

Whoever is writing the word goes by what they are hearing, and most words ending with that sound are spelt ...cede. But the etymology explains differently. The word descends from the latin roots super above and sedere to sit with the meaning sit on top of.

Although the word is correctly spelt supersede, some dictionarys include the supercede spelling. It is such a common misspelling it is becoming accepted as an alternative. Bad news for us pedants.
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T. F. HOAD. "supersede." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Oct. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

Posted by SpideyUK on Friday, October 9. 2009 at 06:30 in Spelling/Grammar
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Spelling Checker says,

Wednesday, December 15. 2010 at 16:08 (Reply)

Actually both are correct. Supersede is the more correct form, but supercede is not a misspelling. It is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as 'variant of Supersede' and has been in use for centuries.

Also see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/supercede
Garfield Cat says,

Wednesday, December 29. 2010 at 23:12 (Reply)

I agree, as my piece says "it is becoming accepted as an alternative" although I failed to mention that has happened over hundreds of years.

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