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[RF Lighting]

Hello.

Which spelling is correct?

I looked in the dictionary, and both are listed.

A machine which blows hot air onto your hands when they are wet.

a) Hand Dryer

b) Hand Drier

 

[electronicsuk]

To my mind, hand dryer would be correct, although I can't provide any evidence - it's purely opinion. The other spelling would be used to say "my hands are drier than yours".

 

[EddieM]

a)

 

[luminaire]

Drier - usually refers to when things are not as wet i.e. they are drier.
Whereas Dryer - comes from the word dry, therefore a machine to dry your hands (IMO) should be a dryer! I.e. it is a 'doing' word, if that makes sense.

 

[RF Lighting]

Phew

The more I looked at it, the more it looked wrong to me

 

[EddieM]

Phew

The more I looked at it, the more it looked wrong to me

You're right there is, there are no screws holding it to anything! (I am assuming it's not yet installed )

 

[ericmark]

Hello.

Which spelling is correct?

I looked in the dictionary, and both are listed.

A machine which blows hot air onto your hands when they are wet.

a) Hand Dryer

US

b) Hand Drier

UK

Does it really matter? Dyslexia rules KO

 

[EddieM]

Hello.

Which spelling is correct?

I looked in the dictionary, and both are listed.

A machine which blows hot air onto your hands when they are wet.

a) Hand Dryer

US

b) Hand Drier

UK

Does it really matter? Dyslexia rules KO

don't agree, hand dryer, tumble dryer. Cairo is drier than London.

 

[conny]

a/ without a doubt.

Now get them screws in and don't forget to dress them!

 

[Lectrician]

Well, if the defacto Warner Howard say Dryer, then all must be good

http://www.warnerhoward.co.uk/index.html

 

[Lectrician]

And Dyson too.

http://www.dysonairblade.co.uk/

 

[RF Lighting]

That'll do for me then

I can't screw the FCUs up. I haven't even wired them yet

 

[securespark]

I shall ask my father.

He's been an English teecher all his life, teachin English as a forin langwidge and now has a PhD.

EDIT:

He is of the opinion that "Dryer" is for the appliance.

My Collins Eng. Dict. lists "drier, driest" and "dryer, dryest".

He suspects "dryest" may be US English.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I didn't know that I suffered from Dyslexia until I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Dressed like that, did anyone challenge you to renounce Santa and all his works?