The use of dependant and dependent is a very good example of the constant changes taking place in the English language. Fellow users of British English are probably aware of the traditional distinction.
Dependant
- a person who depends on someone else for financial support
Dependent
- requiring a person or thing for aid or support; unable to do without
- [dependent on] conditioned, influenced or determined by; contingent on
However, you might be surprised to learn that you can also use the spelling dependent for the noun. Dependent has recently muscled its way to the status of a standard variant spelling of dependant; dependent is now as common as dependant in the Oxford English Corpus (according to Fowler’s and the Oxford Dictionary online).
Dependent was already the standard spelling in American English. And dependent is the only standard spelling for the adjective.
Hannah McCall 
Interesting 😊😊
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Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog and commented:
A great post on the difference between these two words. I’ve learned not to be too dependent on my dependants.
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May I revise my comment? I noted you yourself are probably British. I still love the differences we have in our language, but I wouldn’t call you crazy. That was a very “arrogant American” of me. My apologies.
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That’s OK – no offence was taken! Me too. Differences make language even more interesting. 🙂
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Those crazy Brits! Lol! I always love hearing about the differences in our version and their version of the English language. Thank you for sharing.
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