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How to spell currently

Currently is spelled C-U-R-R-E-N-T-L-Y. It is current plus LY: double R, then -ENT, then LY.

What it means: At this time or period.

In a sentence: I am currently reading my favorite book. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double r, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: current, currency, currents, currentness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Currently” comes from the adjective “current,” which traces back to Latin *currere*, meaning “to run.” So a “current” thing is something that is “running along” with the present time, and “currently” describes what is happening right now.

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