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How to spell exactly
What it means: In a precise or accurate way.
In a sentence: The puzzle pieces fit exactly together.
The part people get wrong
Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as excatly or exactlly.
Same family: exact, exactness, exactitude, precisely. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: “Exactly” comes from the Latin word *exactus*, meaning “completed” or “carefully done,” through the adjective “exact.” Over time, adding the suffix “-ly” turned it into an adverb that emphasizes precision in how something is done or described.
Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)
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