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How to spell fall

Fall is spelled F-A-L-L. The part people get wrong: double L.

What it means: The season between summer and winter.

In a sentence: The leaves turn orange and brown in the fall. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double l.

Same family: falls, fallen, falling, fall down, falling-off. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Fall” comes from Old English “feallan,” meaning ‘to fall or fail.’ In American English, “fall” became the common word for the season of autumn because of the way leaves fall from trees.

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