Mis-spell

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of misspell. alt-of, alternative

    "He [Jef Raskin] named it Macintosh after his favourite variety of tree-grown Apple, the McIntosh. Some claim he mis-spelt the name, for his part Raskin states that he changed the spelling to avoid confusion with the hi-fi equipment manufacturer."

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"He [Jef Raskin] named it Macintosh after his favourite variety of tree-grown Apple, the McIntosh. Some claim he mis-spelt the name, for his part Raskin states that he changed the spelling to avoid confusion with the hi-fi equipment manufacturer."

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