# You Can't Spell X Without Y

Originally published: 2013-11-16
Canonical URL: /2013/Nov/you-cant-spell-x-without-y/

Why is it considered rude to reschedule an event after you've already sent out the invitations? Why do people stubbornly rejecting a compromise tend to do so in a polite and kindly manner? Why did you name your car _Rainbow Dash_? Speculative answers to these and other questions _might_ be found in the following list of observations.

You can't spell _alliteratively_ without _literati_.  
You can't spell _announcement_ without _cement_.  
You can't spell _apprenticeship_ without _entice_.  
You can't spell _chemotherapy_ without _mother_.  
You can't spell _eponymous_ without _pony_.  
You can't spell _compassion_ without _compass_.  
You can't spell _literate_ without _iterate_.  
You can't spell _disappointingly_ without _tingly_.  
You can't spell _disapproving_ without _roving_.  
You can't spell _disconcerting_ without _sconce_.  
You can't spell _discontinuance_ without _nuance_.  
You can't spell _ill-naturedness_ without _redness_.  
You can't spell _illustrative_ without _strati_.  
You can't spell _intransigently_ without _gently_.  
You can't spell _resolute_ without _solute_.  
You can't spell _oversuspicious_ without _versus_.  
You can't spell _precedent_ without _recede_.  
You can't spell _vindictive_ without _indict_.