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How to spell face

hear itface/feɪs/nounSounds

What it means: The front part of the head.

In a sentence: The smile on her face made everyone happy.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as fase or faec.

Same family: faced, facing, facial, expression, grimace. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: English “face” comes from Old French “face,” meaning ‘appearance’ or ‘look,’ which ultimately traces back to Latin “facies,” meaning ‘shape’ or ‘form.’ Over time, it shifted from meaning general appearance to specifically referring to the front of the head and the expressions it shows.

Patterns it uses: Drop the e before a suffix?

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