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Spelling ˈspelɪŋ British American Noun Bre Mistake Differences

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WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈspelɪŋ / NAmE / ˈspelɪŋ /
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  • a spelling mistake
  • the differences between british and american spelling
  • my spelling is terrible.
  • a list of difficult spellings
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spelling

(noun)BrE / ˈspelɪŋ / NAmE / ˈspelɪŋ /
  1. the act of forming words correctly from individual letters; the ability to do this
    • a spelling mistake
    • the differences between British and American spelling
    • My spelling is terrible.
  2. the way that a particular word is written
    • a list of difficult spellings
    • In American spelling ‘travelled’ only has one ‘l’.
    • The document uses the British spelling for caesium.
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