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Old Sep 16, 2013, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by transientsoul View Post
Ahem, I can't resist.

It is spelled.... spelled. Not spelt. Spelt/Spelled are almost homophones, but not quite: One bears a distinct T ending, while the other is a moderate D.

Wikipedia tells us that:
Spelt, also known as dinkel wheat,[2] or hulled wheat,[2] is an ancient species of wheat from the fifth millennium BC. Spelt was an important staple in parts of Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times; it now survives as a relict crop in Central Europe and northern Spain and has found a new market as a health food.

Sorry. I'm a writer, so yeah... words.

The greater point I want to leave here outside of vocabulary, is that this post is a great reminder of why people with and without mental illness should join organizations like NAMI to foster understanding of the difficulties and overcome the stigmas associated with a wide variety of emotional challenges.
Off topic but I'm from the UK, we say, 'spelt' or 'spelled.'
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