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How to spell say

What it means: To express something verbally.

In a sentence: Can you say hello to your friend? ▶

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as sey or sai.

Same family: says, saying, said, tell, speak. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Say” comes from Old English “secgan,” meaning to tell or relate. Over time the word became shorter and simpler, but it kept its basic meaning of expressing something in words.

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