Judgment vs. Judgement

What is the correct spelling?I get a few email replies from concerned citizens (and even a few attorneys), letting me know that I sent them an email and spelled ‘judgment’ without an ‘e’.Yes, of course I spelled it that way on purpose 🙂But it does raise a good question. Which is MORE correct?So I did some research to clear up this ongoing dilemma.First, I went to Google to see what the search stats show. Surprisingly, it is about 50/50 on the spelling variation.So half of the world uses the extra ‘e’ and the other half prefer to go with fewer letters.Next, I researched to origins of the word … and bingo – this explained the variances.I found that the Washington Post found it to be worthy of an entire article, so clearly this was a real issue! Here is an excerpt …Judgement is the accepted spelling in British English. Webster first recorded the misspelling of judgment in his 1828 American Dictionary of our English Language, and Americans have been misspelling most of our true English words since then.I much prefer judgment, but if you like judgement, you won’t be judged in the UK or the US.And there you have it.—-This blog is intended to provide only a brief outline for our site visitors. You should always seek legal advise for your situation. Some of our posts are written by 3rd parties and may not reflect the position of Carl Mason P.I. and also may not be ideal guidance for your case. See our Terms and Conditions if you plan to hire Carl Mason P.I.