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How to spell different
Different is spelled D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T.
What it means: Not the same as another; distinct.
In a sentence: Each butterfly has a different pattern on its wings.
The part people get wrong
Watch for double f.
Same family: difference, differing, differently, differentiate, indifferent. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: “Different” comes from Latin *differentem*, from *differre* meaning “to carry apart” or “to separate.” It’s related to the word “difference,” which shares the same Latin root about things being “set apart.”
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