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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

The word 'spell'

Hello,

Could you correct these sentences, please?
Is the word 'spell' countable in this meaning?
He has such spells/ or such a spell!

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It is very countable: She sometimes has fainting spells . He had epileptic spells every day until he started taking medicines for his condition. Your examples are OK, but not very natural sounding.

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  • It is very countable: She sometimes has fainting spells .
  • He had epileptic spells every day until he started taking medicines for his condition.
  • Your examples are OK, but not very natural sounding.
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It is very countable:

She sometimes has fainting spells.
He had epileptic spells every day until he started taking medicines for his condition.

Your examples are OK, but not very natural sounding.
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I didn't say in which meaning I was interested in. I meant this one; a quality that a person or thing has that makes them so attractive or interesting that they have a strong influence on you. Syn; Charm

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I don't recall any use of spell as you have used it. It is the quality or power of some experience.

spell
1. a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation: The wizard cast a spell. The witches knew many spells. (countable)

2. a state or period of enchantment: She was under a spell. He cast a spell on me. I was extremely attracted to him.
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