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How to spell day

hear itday/deɪ/nounStarter

What it means: The period of light between sunrise and sunset.

In a sentence: The sun shines bright during the day.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as dy or dae.

Same family: days, daytime, weekday, today, yesterday. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Day comes from Old English "dæg," which also meant a period of light or a 24-hour period. It is related to old words in German and other Germanic languages that describe daylight and shining.

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