Albert’s favorite book is Gullible’s Travels. You have to be naïve if you don’t see that naïveté is misspelled.
spell check for sign maker, please.
Strange to have Y when he remembered the umlaut.
So at least according to thefreedictionary.com it can be spelled different ways. Who knew?…except maybe a con artist!
naivety [naɪˈiːvtɪ], naiveté, naïveté [ˌnɑːiːvˈteɪ] n pl -ties, -tés
I fear the expectation was that “naiveté” would generate more reader mail/complaints than “naivety.” (By the way, Random House Unabridged lists both of those; the umlauted versions are shown as alternate spellings.)
ksoskins about 14 years ago
Albert’s favorite book is Gullible’s Travels. You have to be naïve if you don’t see that naïveté is misspelled.
celeconecca about 14 years ago
spell check for sign maker, please.
vlechtja about 14 years ago
Strange to have Y when he remembered the umlaut.
Hardhar about 14 years ago
So at least according to thefreedictionary.com it can be spelled different ways. Who knew?…except maybe a con artist!
naivety [naɪˈiːvtɪ], naiveté, naïveté [ˌnɑːiːvˈteɪ] n pl -ties, -tés
the state or quality of being naive; ingenuousness; simplicity a naive act or statementjondelfin Premium Member about 14 years ago
I fear the expectation was that “naiveté” would generate more reader mail/complaints than “naivety.” (By the way, Random House Unabridged lists both of those; the umlauted versions are shown as alternate spellings.)