mid-15c., "action of reading letter by letter," verbal noun from spell (v.1). Meaning "manner of forming words with letters" is from 1660s; meaning "a way a word has been spelled" is from 1731. Spelling bee is from 1878 (see bee; earlier spelling match, 1845; the act of winning such a schoolroom contest is described 1854 as to spell (someone) down).
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1. I thought a phonetic spelling might aid in pronunciation.
我想语音拼写可能有助于发音。
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2. Spelling mistakes are often just the result of haste.
拼写错误经常是由于匆忙而造成的。
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3. Modern word processors usually have spelling checkers and even grammar checkers.
现代文字处理器通常带有拼写检查功能，有的还有语法检查功能。
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4. Grammatical errors are always obvious to me, spelling mistakes stand out.
语法错误对我来说总是非常明显，而拼写错误也很显眼。
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5. Check and double-check spelling and punctuation.
