Words not in my dictionary

There are a few words which are not in my (Anniversary) dictionary that I’ve been puzzling over this week, and thought I would share with the group for advice.

The first is “worthwhile”.  I think it can be written “u-u-th-i”, which is just “worth” with an I on the end.  Trying to put an “L” on the end is awkward.  What do others do?

The second is “forum”.  I’ve tried “f-u-m”, which may be technically correct, but isn’t very readable.  I’ve also tried “f-o-r-m” to distinguish it from similar forms, and spelling it out “f-o-r-u-m” which seems like a lot of effort.  Any thoughts from anyone?  I have started using this word frequently.

And the last is “in-person”.  I first wrote “n” “p-r-s” but would read it as “interpersonal” because of the disjoint prefix “n”.  I then tried putting a dash between the “i” and “person” but it’s awkward and slow to write.  Has anyone else come across this word?

Thanks for having a look!

 


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