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Is it enquiry or inquiry?

British English uses both ‘enquiry’ and ‘inquiry’, but not in the same way as American English, which favors the ‘i’ spelling only.

Enquiry - ‘To enquire’ means to request information/look into. From this comes the noun ‘a/the enquiry’

Inquiry - This is favored in English only when talking of investigations.

via Janmejay Pati
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