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SPELL-DEFINE
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HERE ARE SEVERAL METHODS FOR LEARNING HOW TO SPELL A WORD, WHAT DOES THE WORD MEAN AND WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO SAY THE WORD.
1. LOWEST-TECH...
MANY PUBLIC LIBRARIES OFFER A FREE PHONE SERVICE WHICH INCLUDES DICTIONARY RESEARCH
2. GOOGLE-IT...
- TYPE INTO THE ENTRY BOX:
DEFINE: YOUR WORD
GOOGLE THEN PROVIDES:
- FIRST, SPELLED WORD OR ALTERNATIVE SPELLINGS IN CASE OF MISSPELLED WORD
- NEXT, DEFINITION OF THE WORD
- THEN, DEFINITION OF THE WORD IN CONTEXT AND USING PHONETIC SPELLING HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORD
3. BUILT-IN...
MOST MAC AND PC COMPUTERS OFFER DICTIONARY SOFTWARE FOR QUICK LOCAL ACCESS
4. HIGHEST-TECH...
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS SELL A SPECIAL NEEDS DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES DICTIONARY ANSWERS AND MUCH MORE:
LINK: BLIND ACCESS
SITE: WWW DOT FRANKLIN DOT COM
SCROLL TO: HEADING - SPEAKING A LANGUAGE MASTER SPECIAL EDITION
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PHONE: 1-800-266-5626
CAUTION: LIVE SUPPORT CONFIRMATION OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR EACH DEVICE IS RECOMMENDED
IN ADDITION, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING WORD-HELP WEBSITES:
1. WWW DOT ABBREVIATIONS DOT COM
2. WWW DOT DEFINITIONS DOT NET
3. WWW DOT PHRASES DOT NET
4. WWW DOT SYNONYMS DOT NET
5. WWW DOT THESAURUS DOT COM
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