How to spell advertising

Advertising is spelled A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-I-N-G. From advertise: drop the final E and add -ING, keeping the S.

hear itad·ver·tis·ing/'ædvər,taɪzɪŋ/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: The activity of promoting products or services.

In a sentence: The ice cream shop used bright signs for advertising new flavors.

Same family: advertise, advertisement, advertiser, ad, publicity. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Advertising comes from the Latin word “advertere,” meaning “to turn toward” or “to pay attention to.” The modern short form “ad” became popular in the late 19th century as newspapers and posters started to fill with commercial messages.

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