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Old 02-05-2014, 10:13 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse View Post
There's no k in fracture....Generally if I see it spelled with a k I know it's not someone from the business and can expect a rant against it....
Not in the industry and I have nothing against fracking/fracing/fraccing, however the spelling with k is correct. You need to add the k in there or else it would be pronounced with a soft c sound (in the same way as tracing). Much the same as the following words to which a k is added along with the suffix:

traffic>trafficking
mimic>mimicking
panic>panicking
Quebec > Quebecker

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