Lightning Versus Lightening

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Learn the difference in spelling between lightening and lightning

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Education

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• grammar
• girl
• spelling
• lightning
• lightening

[TheGrammarGirl]

"He's lightening the work load" is correct.

[TheGrammarGirl]

Foxy Grandpa, "lightning"actually is a verb, and the right way to use it is to say "It's lightning outside right now," and "It lightninged last night."

[TheGrammarGirl]

That's hilarious, MrsRroom14!

[peha2]

What about, lighten, as in to make lighter. For example: "He's lightening the work load." Is that an incorrect use of the verb, to lighten?

[FoxyGrandpa]

How about this: "It's lightning outside," or, "it's lightninging outside." I know to lightening isn't a verb, but I'm curious where you stand.

[dondude69]

I like these videos even when rested and sober!

[dondude69]

I was led here after visiting the pennsays video, and I like it. I probably totally screwed up the grammar but I'm drunk and tired .... never mind.......

[BraveNoble]

May I also point out, that it is easy to remember how to spell the two different words with this trick. Lighting is a fast show of light in the sky, therefore it is fast spelled. The high lightening process is three steps, therefore it is pronounced in three parts, LIGHT-en-ing.

[BraveNoble]

LIGHT-ing vs. LIGHT-en-ing Is there a pronunciation difference between the two words? I was taught as a student that the "high lightening" technique in salons is spoken with pronouncing the word in three parts. LIGHT-en-ing

[MrsRroom14]

LOL! I learned first-hand about the difference between these two words. One summer when my son was six, I decided to get him some hair gel so we could have fun styling his hair. The bottle I purchased read, "Lightning Gel" and had a lightning bolt on it.