How to spell communication

Communication is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. Commune leads in: two M's, then U-N-I and -CATION, com-mu-ni-ca-tion.

hear itcom·mu·ni·ca·tion/kə,mjunə'keɪʃən/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: The sharing of information, ideas, or feelings between people.

In a sentence: Good communication helps friends understand each other.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double m, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: communicate, communicative, communicator, communication skills, miscommunication. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Communication” comes from the Latin word “communicare,” which means “to share” or “to make common.” So at its root, communication is about making ideas shared between people.

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