Could some one help out with this word that often crosses my mind.
Corroberate. I often hear it in police serials and I guess it means something like confirm, but there must be a difference. It has a funny ring to it soundwise. Like corroded rollercoaster.
But how is it used?

(Yes, Jackie , I said I would not post for a week, but .... I made it anyway till wednesday, [past noon]

The word is spelled corroborate.

Thanks Zmjezhd, both for the spelling correction and the large information link. This will take me to the truth.

[Added this useful site to my favorites . So it is a sort of reinforcement of a confirmation.]

You're welcome, BranShea, and when I have Dutch-specific questions to ask perhaps I can ask you ...

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The word is spelled corroborate.

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This brings to mind one of my nagging queries.
With respect to the word correspondence.
I have always been plagued, in spelling this correctly, with misunderstanding (and mis-remembering) that there are two 'r' and one 'o'.
Intuitively, it seems more correct as co - respondence. As in a cooperative interchange (respondent to respondent).
Other words help to support this idea, such as cooperate, cohabitate, et cetera.
Anyone have further insight on this?

{'s' added as required}
How embarrassing!