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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

spelling/the spelling

What is correct, spelling or the spelling, in the passage below?
"We should think of different ways of remembering spelling/the spelling. We should write out the different words over and over again."
  

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Both could work. "spelling" means spelling in general; "the spelling" means the spelling of some specific word(s). The second sentence may make the latter more likely, but it is not completely clear-cut.

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  • Both could work.
  • "spelling" means spelling in general; "the spelling" means the spelling of some specific word(s).
  • The second sentence may make the latter more likely, but it is not completely clear-cut.
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Both could work. "spelling" means spelling in general; "the spelling" means the spelling of some specific word(s). The second sentence may make the latter more likely, but it is not completely clear-cut.
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