Sound Spelling

Definition

When someone phonetically spells a word the way they pronounce it, resulting in creative chaos like 'birfday' instead of 'birthday.' It's what happens when you skip the spelling bee and just wing it.

Example Usage

My Southern grandma always writes 'aksed' instead of 'asked'—classic sound spelling.

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