How to spell wall

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What it means: A vertical structure that encloses a space.

In a sentence: The cat jumped over the wall.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double l. Often misspelled as wal or woll.

Same family: walls, walled, walling, seawall, stonewall. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Wall comes from Old English ‘weall,’ which was borrowed from Latin ‘vallum,’ meaning a rampart or defensive earthwork. Many ancient cities around the world were named or known for their walls, which were vital for protection in times of war.

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