Spelled or spelt? - Democratic Underground

Feanorcurufinwe

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Sun May-16-04 01:58 PM
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Poll question: Spelled or spelt?

If a smelt smelt the same way it smelled when it was spilt on a deck as when it was spilled on a dock, would it be spelt rightly or spelled wrongly when it was spit on a stick?

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pinto

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Sun May-16-04 02:03 PM
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1. My guess would be which German pronunciation of the ending -t made it

into common English usage....crisp "t" or that "d" sound.

(nerd guess)

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Madrone

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Sun May-16-04 02:18 PM
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2. Spelled = putting letters together to make a word.

Spelt = a grain more nutritious and less likely to cause allergies than wheat.

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Gildor Inglorion

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Sun May-16-04 02:19 PM
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3. I have no problem with either spelling,

but as an American, I use "spelled." Smelt, spelt, dreamt, spoilt, and the like are fine, good word, just a tad quaint and precious. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Or colour or favour, for that matter. :-)

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