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How to spell responsible

Responsible is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-L-E. Keep the S from response, then end -IBLE, as in possible: re-spon-si-ble.

What it means: Having the duty of taking care of something or someone.

In a sentence: Tommy is responsible for feeding his pet turtle every day. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: responsibility, responsibly, irresponsible, responsible for, take responsibility. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Responsible” comes from Latin *responsus*, the past participle of *respondēre*, meaning “to answer.” Originally, being responsible was closely linked to being answerable for your actions.

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