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How to spell address

Address is spelled A-D-D-R-E-S-S. Two pairs: AD, then the word dress, so double D and double S: ad-dress.

What it means: The location where someone lives or works.

In a sentence: I wrote my friend's address on the envelope. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double d and double s.

Same family: addressed, addressing, readdress, mail, label. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: English "address" comes from Old French "adrecier," meaning "to straighten or direct." Over time, it developed the specific sense of writing directions on a letter so it can be sent to the right person and place.

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