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How to spell glass

What it means: A transparent material used for windows.

In a sentence: The clear glass shines in the sunlight. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double s. Often misspelled as glas or glasse.

Same family: mirror, looking-glass, glassy, glazed, reflection. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: In older English, ‘glass’ often meant a looking-glass or mirror, not just the material we drink from. The word comes from Old English ‘glæs,’ related to shining or glimmering, linking the idea of glass to bright reflections.

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