a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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The spelling variant that has gained in usage so much that it has lost its kinkiness is luv.

Check repeatedly for spelling mistakes, and use a consistent format and spacing.

Compared to that the fact that the spelling issue is still here really does look surreal.

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The spelling variant that has gained in usage so much that it has lost its kinkiness is luv.

Check repeatedly for spelling mistakes, and use a consistent format and spacing.

Compared to that the fact that the spelling issue is still here really does look surreal.

Explain that writing and spelling words are learned behaviors.

By looking at the lists, they were to find pairs of words that were similar in either meaning or spelling.

All sorts of dictionaries have been written, trying to capture the accent and its spelling.

Both you and your opponent will be spelling from the same list of letters, but you may have a different number of letter cards.

He said he cried every day after his parents left, then, as the spelling bee season started and he began winning.

The best argument you guys can deliver is a correction of spelling and grammer.

Punctuation is down, and spelling standards are down.

Don't worry about spelling or punctuation until you are through writing your poem.

SciGill, firstly, this article has nothing to do with spelling variations.

They used few abbreviations, acronyms and emoticons, the spelling was reasonably good and contractions were not ubiquitous.

She didn't know that adults don't have spelling bees.

Please chalk up mistakes in spelling to my big fingers being married to small keyboards goldenapple.

The ethical case against corruption is too obvious to need spelling out.

The cards include excerpts from journals kept by expedition members-with the authors' original spelling and punctuation.

Simple things such as spelling out how you did the numbers would be really valuable".

As you'll see from my notes on the pages, the copy editor does more than check basic spelling and grammar.

Nannobacterium is a word that by its mere spelling throws down a gauntlet to microbiologists.

Please chalk up mistakes in spelling to my big fingers being married to small keyboards.

Perhaps sampling the vintage of this coutnry has damanged the author's spelling.

These casks were called tuns and gradually acquired the spelling of ton in the mid-17th century.

Sry for my terribad spelling in advance, no spell check on this work pc.

She also has a blog, where she posts frequent updates, complete with spelling mistakes.

I, too, mistook the fiance for a man because of the spelling.

The variety in spelling can muddle even native speakers.

It also gives me an opportunity to teach phonics and spelling.

Even after correcting for spelling the sentence makes no sense.

Then there's the havoc wrought on spelling and punctuation by all this casual communication.

Please chalk up mistakes in spelling to my big fingers being married to small keyboards hamed.

In my personal experience the more senior the economist, the more baneful their spelling.

I'd feel better about our future if all these young techno-geeks posting had a better command of spelling and grammar.

Even better, try subtly adjusting the spelling of your victim's name.

Fair warning, though: if you do get the nod, you'll have to start spelling certain words differently than you're used to.

She did, however, promise to correct the spelling errors.

His continuation of spelling an author's name incorrectly after he has been informed of this speaks volumes about his intent.

They changed either the spelling of their surnames or took on new ones.

Without opening a new spelling controversy, forbearance is also misspelled in the article.

Thank you all for pointing out our errant spelling ways.

Yet another post where you insult me by nit-picking my spelling rather than address the issues.

Puzzles, spelling practice, memory exercises or book discussions don't pose much harm.

Please chalk up mistakes in spelling to my big fingers being married to small keyboards finallyfullprof.

Hey, you forgot to complete the spelling of exa-something there.

PS pointing out spelling mistakes is petty and a clear sign of desperation.

We worry about the periodic table instead of persistence, spelling instead of self-control.

Leave as little wiggle room as possible for the consultant by spelling out the terms in advance.

But the verbs tend to be irregular, the grammar bizarre and the match between spelling and pronunciation a nightmare.

Maybe the initiative should add spelling literacy to its goals.

Basically, the spelling is up in the air as it's a transliteration of sounds from a language based on symbols.

Please chalk up mistakes in spelling to my big fingers being married to small keyboards der_gadfly.

The case is a little complicated, so it's worth spelling out in detail.

Grammar and spelling mistakes are included at the best accuracy possible.

Please chalk up mistakes in spelling to my big fingers being married to small keyboards frog111.

But if you think they'll simply start spelling their name a little different or lying about their.

They earn grades based on their performance in writing, but points are deducted for missing drafts or spelling errors.

In my case, it'll probably mean my partner spends all of our money on dolphins, or spelling out his name with hordes of infantry.

They're in draft form and often filled with spelling errors and missing.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?

(of letters) to form (a word, syllable, etc.): The letters spelled a rather rude word.

to read letter by letter or with difficulty (often followed by out): She painfully spelled out the message.

to discern or find, as if by reading or study (often followed by out).

to signify; amount to: This delay spells disaster for us.

verb (used without object)

to name, write, or give the letters of words, syllables, etc.: He spells poorly.

to express words by letters, especially correctly.

Verb phrases

spell down, to outspell others in a spelling match.

spell out,

to explain something explicitly, so that the meaning is unmistakable: Must I spell it out for you?

to write out in full or enumerate the letters of which a word is composed: The title “Ph.D.” is seldom spelled out.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English spellen < Old French espeller < Germanic; compare Old English spellian to talk, announce (derivative of spell spell²), Old High German -spellōn, Old Norse spjalla, Gothic spillōn

Related forms

spell·a·ble, adjective

un·spell·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms
5. foretell, portend, mean, promise.

noun

a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.

a turn of work so taken.

a turn, bout, fit, or period of anything experienced or occurring: a spell of coughing.

an indefinite interval or space of time: Come visit us for a spell.

a period of weather of a specified kind: a hot spell.

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Australian. a rest period.

Archaic. a person or set of persons taking a turn of work to relieve another.

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verb (used with object)

to take the place of for a time; relieve: Let me spell you at the wheel.

Australian. to declare or give a rest period to.

verb (used without object)

10.

Australian. to have or take a rest period.

Origin:
1585–95; (v.) alteration of earlier spele to stand instead of, relieve, spare, Middle English spelen, Old English spelian; akin to Old English spala, gespelia a substitute; (noun) akin to the v. (perhaps continuing Old English gespelia)

Synonyms
4. while, bit, piece.

Link To spelling

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World English Dictionary

spelling (ˈspɛlɪŋ)

—n
1.	the act or process of writing words by using the letters conventionally accepted for their formation; orthography
2.	the art or study of orthography
3.	the actual way in which a word is spelt
4.	the ability of a person to spell: John's spelling is good

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Word Origin & History

spell

"work in place of (another)," O.E. spelian "to take the place of," related to gespelia "substitute," of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to spilian "to play" (see spiel). The noun meaning "indefinite period of time" first recorded 1706.

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