The Portuguese language has “traps” that can confuse many people. at the time of writing "Fourteen or fourteen", many think this is another one of those pitfalls, but the truth is that both ways are correct. That's right: when referring to Cardinal 14, it doesn't matter if you write “fourteen or fourteen”.
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Check the origin of each word below. "Fourteen or Fourteen" and understand better why both can be used to have no more doubts!
The origin of the word with “qu” is from the Latin: quattuordecim. Thus, when it was adapted to Portuguese, the writing with “qu” was naturally also maintained. This form, however, is more used in Brazil.
The number 14 written “fourteen”, with “ca” is also not incorrect. The origin, it is speculated, is probably the same: quattuordecim, from Latin. However, what happened in this case was that the language adapted over time, when many speakers replaced the “qu” with the “c”. This exchange is more characteristic in Portugal, where the use of “fourteen” is almost general.
Below, check out examples written in both ways and with the same meaning in all sentences:
The orthographic agreements of the Brazilian language are clear and do not exclude either form. So, you can continue using any of them and it's not incorrect!
It may seem strange that a word has two different spellings, but this phenomenon is well known. What happens with "fourteen" and "fourteen" is that they are variant graphic forms. That is, it is a word with two different spellings.
This phenomenon is not considered wrong. Either of the two written forms is accepted and can be used in the language.
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