Michela Gaspari
should i use full-fledged or fully fledged? "Many British personalities from a BAME background have attested a discriminatory attitude that doesn’t recognise them as full-fledged Britons. "
Jan 24, 2022 6:08 PM
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Full-fledged.
January 24, 2022
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Either. 'Full-fledged' is more common in North America. 'Fully fledged' is more common in all the other English speaking countries. Since your example is about British people it seems more appropriate to use the British version, but we understand both.
January 24, 2022
Full-fledged. This is a case where you should check an all-English dictionary. Good no-cost English dictionaries online include ahdictionary, merriam-webster, and lexico. You will find that English dictionaries actually have an entry for the WORD "full-fledged." It is a single English word that happens to be spelled with a hyphen. It has its own set of meanings, and is not equivalent to "fully fledged." The only meaning for "X is fully fledged" is "X is an adult bird that has grown all of its feathers."
January 24, 2022
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