How to spell writing

Writing is spelled W-R-I-T-I-N-G. Write drops its E before -ING and keeps one T, since the I in write is long.

hear itwrit·ing/'raɪtɪŋ/verbSilent and tricky

What it means: To form letters, words, or symbols on a surface.

In a sentence: I am writing a letter to my best friend.

Same family: writer, written, rewriting, handwriting. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Writing comes from the Old English verb *writan*, which originally meant “to score, scratch, or draw” on a surface. Over time, it shifted to mean forming letters and words, which is why we still talk about ‘writing’ by hand even when we type on a keyboard.

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