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Meanings of
spelling
(spellings)
in English
Matter in linguistics.
Related terms
type
Usage of
spellings
in English
1
They too suggested alternate
spellings
,
including Coen, Cohen, Cohn, Kohen, and Kohn.
2
But Cook's
spellings
were intended to be pronounced in the English mode.
3
We have numberless
spellings
in the old chronicles, thus, HIDALCAN, ADELHAM, &c.
4
Herrera spells it Lloki Yupanqui, Fernandez has Lloccuco Panque, merely corrupt
spellings
.
5
Non-standard
spellings
:
partizan, despatch, Kenesaw, skilful, practised, intrenchments, brevetted, reconnoissance, Chili, envelop.
6
Americanizing British
spellings
remains a common practice today among American publishers.
7
Word's spellchecker, for example, can fix
spellings
of documents in French or Spanish.
8
Questions arise over
spellings
,
missing data or the age of individuals.
9
Minor inconsistencies in
spellings
have been corrected; the original spelling has been retained.
10
The following variant
spellings
in the text have been left unmodified:
11
None of them got more than seven right in their
spellings
this morning.
12
The original Russian
spellings
of proper names have also been maintained.
13
But the various
spellings
of even one name can reveal a strong disparity:
14
The translator used a number of less common name forms and variant
spellings
:
15
Some are rare words or variant
spellings
;
others are typographical errors.
16
For most people proofreading is basically checking
spellings
and omissions by the typesetter.
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spellings
spelling
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unusual spellings
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