Tuesday, March 27, 2012

warrantee/warranty: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Tuesday, March 27, 2012

warrantee/warranty
Confused by the spelling of “guarantee,” people often misspell the related word “warrantee” rather than the correct “warranty.” “Warrantee” is a rare legal term that means “the person to whom a warrant is made.” Although “guarantee” can be a verb (“we guarantee your satisfaction”), “warranty” cannot. The rarely used verb form is “to warrant.”




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