Yes yes yes yes yes.Originally Posted by A RealDoll Enthusiast
NO NO NO NO NOEither spelling of "judgment/judgement" is acceptable.
The e at the end of the verb "judge" stays there when you add -ment because it indicates that the g is a soft sound. It's the same with the word "changeable." Spelling it "judgment" would mean it could be interpreted as being phonetically pronounced jud-gə-mənt. (The upside-down e, or schwa, is pronounced like a cross between the short vowel sounds of e and i, or in other words, in-between the e in "tent" and the i in "mint")
Even the dictionary notes that both spellings are acceptable. This is one of those rare words where you can actually lop off the letter at the end and still add the "-ment" suffix.
Something I forgot to mention is, the reason both spellings are correct is because in the US, the "judgment" spelling is actually the widely-used one (though you won't get faulted for spelling it with an "e"), whereas, say, in England, you can use either one, though both have slightly different meanings.
I would know this because I'm a huge language nerd.
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