'Sightseeing' Versus 'Siteseeing'

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The Grammar Girl Week in Review 'Sightseeing' Versus 'Siteseeing' A listener named Jack Rumple asked, “Why is it sightseeing and not siteseeing? Aren't you seeing sites? Sightseeing sounds redundant.”   That’s such a good question! And since summer is peak sightseeing season, it’s time for an answer. The two different spellings aren’t related etymologically—they have different origins. Site comes from words that mean “place,” and sight comes from words related to see...Read More 07/01/2016 8:05am View           How to Pronounce 'The' Did you know there are two ways to pronounce the word the, and the rule that governs which pronunciation you choose is kind of like how you choose between a and an ?   I didn’t know this until I started the Grammar Girl podcast and people wrote in to complain that I was doing it...Read More 07/04/2016 9:22pm View           'Affect' Versus 'Effect' I get asked whether to use affect or effect all the time, and it is by far the most requested grammar topic, so I have a few memory tricks to help you remember....Read More 07/07/2016 10:05pm View               FROM QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS Get More Grammar Girl Visit the website. Subscribe to the Grammar Girl podcast at iTunes or via RSS. Find Grammar Girl books, gear, and more at the Quick and Dirty Tips store. Have Questions? Search the Quick and Dirty Tips website. We have more than 600 articles about grammar and language. There's a good chance your question has already been covered.                 Best wishes, (and the Quick and Dirty Tips Team)                 Want more tips? If this was forwarded to you by a friend and you'd like to receive future tips, you can sign up here. Please don't use the subscribe/unsubscribe link at the bottom of the page because this will overwrite your friend's subscription. (If this came directly to you, you can use the subscribe/unsubscribe link below to manage your subscription.)                 FOLLOW ME

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