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Chapter 4.
5. Spelling
(See also Chapter 7 "Compounding Examples" and Chapter 9 "Abbreviations and Letter Symbols")
(See also Chapter 7 "Compounding Examples" and Chapter 9 "Abbreviations and Letter Symbols")
5.1.
GPO uses Webster's Third New International Dictionary as its guide for the spelling of words not appearing in the GPO Style Manual. Colloquial and dialect spellings are not used unless required by the subject matter or specially requested. The tendency of some producers of computer-assisted publications to rely on the limited capability of some spell-checking programs adds importance to this list.
Preferred and difficult spellings
5.2.
In addition to indicating the preferred forms of words with variant spellings, the list also contains other words frequently misspelled or causing uncertainty. (See also "Word Division," a supplement to the GPO Style Manual.)
- A
- abattoir
- aberration
- abetter
- abettor (law)
- abridgment
- absorb (take in)
- adsorb (adhesion)
- abysmal
- a cappella
- accede (yield)
- exceed (surpass)
- accepter
- acceptor (law)
- accessory
- accommodate
- accordion
- accouter
- accursed
- acetic (acid)
- ascetic (austere)
- acknowledgment
- acoustic
- adapter
- adjurer
- adjuster
- ad nauseam
- adviser
- advisor (law)
- adz
- aegis
- aesthetic
- affect (influence, v.)
- effect (result, finish, n., v.)
- afterward(s)
- afterword
- aging
- aid (n., v.)
- aide
- aide-de-camp
- albumen (egg)
- albumin (chemistry)
- align
- allottee
- all ready (prepared)
- already (previous)
- all right
- altogether (completely)
- all together (collectively)
- aluminum
- ambidextrous
- amoeba
- ampoule
- analog
- analogous
- anemia
- anesthetic
- aneurysm
- anomalous
- anonymous
- antediluvian
- antibiotics (n.)
- antibiotic (adj.)
- anyway (adv.)
- anywise (adv.)
- appall, -ed, -ing
- appareled, -ing
- aquatic
- aqueduct
- archaeology
- arrester
- artifact
- artisan
- ascendance, -ant
- ascent (rise)
- assent (consent)
- assassinate
- athenaeum
- attester
- autogiro
- awhile (for some time)
- a while (a short time)
- ax
- aye
- B
- backward
- baloney (nonsense)
- bologna (sausage)
- bandanna
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