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marks mispell repellent

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SherriHewsonsNipple · 23/01/2010 15:33

i think
am i right?
here

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StealthPolarBear · 23/01/2010 15:36

google agrees with you

Acanthus · 23/01/2010 15:38

You're right. But mispell - is that right?

TrillianAstra · 23/01/2010 15:44

Repellant/repellent, is that the question?

Repellent

Main Entry: 1re·pel·lent
Variant(s): also re·pel·lant \ri-ˈpe-lənt

Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin repellent-, repellens, present participle of repellere
Date: 1643

1 : serving or tending to drive away or ward off ?often used in combination
2 : arousing aversion or disgust

Merriam-Webster dictionary - on a related note I find it very annoying that the OED is not free online.

BrigitBigKnickers · 23/01/2010 16:51

No-mispell is misspelt

Should be misspell. The root word is spell, the prefix is mis.

SherriHewsonsNipple · 23/01/2010 17:27

gah! sorry
yes was typing too excitedly

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