![]() Understanding the role of the agent is principal in this case study. Have a grammar rule you’d like me to explore? Drop me a line at version of this post originally appeared on PR Newswire’s Beyond PR blog. Author Catherine Spicer is a manager of customer content services at PR Newswire. Eggs are the principal ingredient in this recipe. Just remember, “It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” – Alfred Adler If you’re standing up for something that is a deeply-held, long-standing belief, you are someone who holds strong to your principles. If you’re standing on the principal, you’ll probably be arrested. As a noun it means someone or something in a. principle (n.): a basic truth or a rule governing behavior principal (n.): someone or something of primary importance (e.g. Honesty is one of the founding principles of our company. ![]() Rule of conduct, whether moral or institutional I live by a single principle: be kind. The old “the principal is your pal” trick does work in helping you determine which word to use. Principal and principle sound alike, but their meanings are different. Principle Principle is an inanimate noun that refers to natural or man-made laws and rules. For example, “Jane Doe is the principle/principal designer for XYZ Designs, Inc.” Which is the correct word? I see this mistake pretty often. You can remember the differences between these two words by remembering that princiPALs are people and they are your pals. It can be an adjective (meaning “main, or highest rank in importance”) an adverb (meaning “for the most part” – example: “Norman was principally a life studies model.”) or a noun (meaning “the head of a school,” “the non-interest portion of a loan,” along with a bunch of other meanings, which you can see for yourself here).įrom a business perspective, the difference between principle and principal gets most confused when talking about someone who is most important in a business or organization. A principal is used as an adjective as well as a noun. “Principal” actually has a lot of heft as a word. The word principle is a noun with two meaningsan essential truth upon which belief and moral systems are built. (noun) Principle is a noun that means a fundamental truth or moral beliefs. (adjective) The school principal knew the names of all her students. The principal reason for the war was a dispute over territory. It means the most important or primary or the chief or head of an organization. “Principle” refers to a fundamental law, doctrine, or tenet. Principal can act as either an adjective or a noun. With apologies to Ferris Bueller, that’s how I learned the difference between “principle” and “principal.” Here again, we have two words that sound the same, but have two completely different meanings.
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