Granddad, grandad or Grandad?

Question

ive always spelt it with 1 d, but spellcheck is telling me other wise. i thought id get advise from a human.

Answer 1

I too have always spelled it with one "d".

If you are speaking of a particular person and using it as his name, then capitalize it. ex: We are inviting Grandad for dinner.

If you are using it as a general term then do not capitalize.
ex: My grandad is coming over for dinner.

Answer 2

Grandad Or Granddad

Answer 3

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Granddad, grandad or Grandad?
ive always spelt it with 1 d, but spellcheck is telling me other wise. i thought id get advise from a human.

Answer 4

I agree with everyone who said one D. "Granddad" looks funny to me. Maybe its the non-American way to spell it.

When we say it, we don't pronounce the D twice, do we? (Of course, if this logic were completely sound, we wouldn't have an L in would, should, could, etc..., not to mention all the other crazy spelled words in the English language.)

Plus, the shorter version is the familiar type, so go with what feels good, but if I saw "Granddad" in a book, I would laugh at the author.

It's almost like creating a contraction. Grandfather = Gran'dad. ('sept you leave off the apostropohe)

Answer 5

Grandfather...granddad

Answer 6

I always spell it Grandad. I don't know why. I just do.

Answer 7

My spellcheck said granddad was spelled right, but it's your choice, any of them would work.

Answer 8

Don't go by spellcheck always. All the three words are shorter forms. So, one does not make a better word than the other. You can use any.

Answer 9

2 d's dear....Grandfather, Granddad

Answer 10

I've always spelled it with two ds and I think that's the grammatically correct way of spelling it.