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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
respell .
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Examples
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A fresh watchword in hair-care English was luster, which in America was quickly respelled lustre to suggest Old World elegance.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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A fresh watchword in hair-care English was luster, which in America was quickly respelled lustre to suggest Old World elegance.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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MR: I actually worked at Buddah respelled "Buddha", the reconstituted version that was a label at BMG.
Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Reviews: AC/DC and Jane Roman Pitt, Plus A Conversation with Grammy Nominee Chip Taylor and an Elvis Costello Audio Stream Mike Ragogna 2010
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MR: I actually worked at Buddah respelled "Buddha", the reconstituted version that was a label at BMG.
Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Reviews: AC/DC and Jane Roman Pitt, Plus A Conversation with Grammy Nominee Chip Taylor and an Elvis Costello Audio Stream Mike Ragogna 2010
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Although it's not _quite_ how I would do it, I like it better than traditional French orthography* and think your respelled English is not a good comparison.
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We went to a party last night that was half Mexican women and children plus our usual gringos we socialize with, and had a delightful time hearing how Ricardo won his school spelling bee and he respelled every word he got right for us while delivering us ponche his mom made.
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But longer edition and respelled: Necessary Correctly this time!
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But longer edition and respelled: Necessary Correctly this time!
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WORD HUNT Seven words are pictured and respelled phonetically.
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The Japanese have lately appropriated the English word mansion, respelled it manshon, and used it to signify not a large single dwelling but a high-rise apartment building.
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