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[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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Giles Mason, who runs the Take 5 to Stop Fraud campaign at UK Finance which represents the banking and finance industry, said scam emails used to be "riddled with spelling mistakes, poor grammar".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

What remains unclear is whether superstars such as Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau will find that palatable or seek a path back to the PGA Tour—potentially spelling the end for LIV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The crew tried to keep up morale with activities such as spelling bees or lip-syncing competitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Quirky sentences, spelling errors and grammar mistakes used to be clues of overseas scams — but AI now makes the pitches sound conversational, Lee said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

At least with spelling, the correct answers are always right there on the page.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Noah Webster, the creator of the first American dictionary of English, championed the spellings “opake,” “soop” and “spunge”—all of which now look like howlers waiting for a red pen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

The so-called invading force of my generation assimilated to the point where our kids are named Brandon and Ashley in all sorts of spellings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025

Other spellings of the name Mohammed and Mohammad also made the top 100 list for England and Wales.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

And because Jefferson's original moniker was spelled as Megalonyx, any other subsequent spellings of the name, like some that utilize the -onix suffix, are incorrect.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024

I have occasionally used modern spellings to clarify the meaning of these personal accounts and recollections.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis



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