“The first addition of the book sold out.”
Homophones Entry 1494 / 1605 60-second read
Addition vs. Edition
Adding versus a published version.
The comparisoni
“The first EDITION of the book sold out — EDITION is a published version. ADDITION is something added.”
The ruleii
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EDITION = published version. ADDITION = something added.
EDITION (with E) is a version of a publication — first edition, special edition. ADDITION (with A) is the result of adding — math addition, an addition to the team.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
ADDition has ADD. EDITION has EDIT.