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Enclose vs. inclose Enclose is the preferred spelling of the verbmeaning to shut in, to surround, or to insert in the same envelope. Inclose was once an accepted variant, but it has faded out of use and now might be considered a misspelling of enclose. This extends to all derived words;enclosed, enclosing, and enclosure, are preferred to inclosed, inclosing, and inclosure.The ngram below graphs the use of enclose and inclose in a large number English-language books published from 1800 to 2000. It shows that inclose was rather common two centuries ago but has steadily declined. Of course, the use of enclose has declined as well—perhaps corresponding to the rise of communication technologies making it unnecessary to enclose things within mailed packages—but it remains the prevalent spelling.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:32:37 +0000

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