http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PercentPercentage/zxx/post.htm#1697Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:38:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1697hitchhiker0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PercentPercentage/zxx/post.htm#1697http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-1697.xmlYep Maj explained it perfectly! I've spent 10 mins trying to think of another example of this: 'plume' 'plumage' is the only thing I've come up with!http://www.englishforums.com/English/PercentPercentage/zmj/post.htm#1658Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:29:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1658maj1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PercentPercentage/zmj/post.htm#1658http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-1658.xmlper cent= an amount of a total divided into 100 hundred. <br />percentage= any proportion or share in relation to a whole. <br /> <br />ex I am one hundred per cent sure that this percentage is wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PercentPercentage/zmv/post.htmWed, 02 Jul 2003 19:51:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1653Guest2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PercentPercentage/zmv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-1653.xmlwhen do you use the word "percentage" and when do you use "percent"? For example: Data collected to differentiate the percentage allocated to maintenance Is this correct?