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There is a question about the blog from earlier in the week: What happens when the spelling is interrupted or picks up midword? It is important to remember that the hyphen goes with the letter tha...

The "rule" for letter-for-letter spelling is that the spelling should look exactly like the word/words when they are written normally -- same punctuation, same capitalization. ...Robert Hendricks,...

When a word ends in the "hard c" sound -- mimic, static, picnic -- you want to maintain that sound in all forms of the word. Since "ci" and "ce" sound like an "s," you need to alter the spelling to...

When you are doing letter-for-letter spelling, there are some basic things to keep in mind: 1. The hyphen goes with the letter AFTER it. ...I believe it is -f-f-e? ...Jasmine, J-a-s, as in "Sam,"...