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How to spell including

Including is spelled I-N-C-L-U-D-I-N-G.

What it means: Having as part of a whole.

In a sentence: I packed my backpack with snacks, including an apple and a banana. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: includes, included, inclusion, inclusive. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Including comes from the verb include, which entered English from Latin via French; the Latin root 'includere' means 'to shut in' or 'to enclose.' Over time, the idea of 'shutting in' became the modern sense of 'to be part of a group or whole.'

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