Monday, August 13, 2012

comptroller: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, August 13, 2012

comptroller 
Although it is less and less often heard, the traditional pronunciation of “comptroller” is identical with “controller.” The Oxford English Dictionary, indeed, considers “comptroller” to have begun as a misspelling of “controller”—back in the 16th century.

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