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  2. Spelling - Wikipedia

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    Spelling is a set of conventions for written language regarding how graphemes should correspond to the sounds of spoken language. [1] Spelling is one of the elements of orthography, and highly standardized spelling is a prescriptive element. Spellings originated as transcriptions of the sounds of speech according to the alphabetic principle.

  3. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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    The spelling draught reflects the older pronunciation, / d r ɑː x t /. Draft emerged in the 16th century to reflect the change in pronunciation. [146] [147] dyke: dike: The spelling with "i" is sometimes found in the UK, but the "y" spelling is rare in the US, where the y distinguishes dike in this sense from dyke, a slur term for a lesbian ...

  4. Orthography - Wikipedia

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    An orthography with relatively simple and consistent correspondences is called shallow (and the language has regular spelling). One of the main reasons why spelling and pronunciation diverge is that sound changes taking place in the spoken language are not always reflected in the orthography, and hence spellings correspond to historical rather ...

  5. Spelling Bee: Why English is so hard to spell - AOL

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    STORY: Why is English so hard to spell?There are clear differences between how words are written and how they are said.If English is your first language you may not realize it’s not that normal ...

  6. Use spell check in AOL Mail

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    Don't worry about relying on your browser's spell check feature. With AOL Mail, click one button to check the entire contents of your email to ensure that everything is spelled correctly. In addition, you'll never need worry about typos or misspelled words again by enabling auto spell check. Use spell check

  7. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    The spelling indicates the insertion of /ᵻ/ before the /z/ in the spelling - es , but does not indicate the devoiced /s/ distinctly from the unaffected /z/ in the spelling - s . The abstract representation of words as indicated by the orthography can be considered advantageous since it makes etymological relationships more apparent to English ...

  8. Why Tori Spelling Would Be Interested in Returning to Reality ...

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    Lights, camera, action? Tori Spelling opened up about why she would sign on for another reality show seven years after starring on True Tori. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Ups and Downs Read ...

  9. Why market panic over China's DeepSeek is 'overblown ... - AOL

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    He said a more efficient model like DeepSeek will expand AI use, citing an economics concept called the Jevons Paradox. “The market is completely missing this one,” Newman warned.