#spellitout

[swampxwitchxhattie]

Here, hold my morals. I’ve got some sketchy shit to do.

[theyuniversity]

“Spell” in the reading sense comes from Old French espeler—“to read out letter by letter”—rooted in a Germanic verb meaning “to tell or explain.”

Early readers would laboriously sound out words one letter at a time, and from that slow, painstaking process came the figurative extension: to “spell something out” means to break an explanation down into its most basic steps, leaving nothing to inference. The condescending edge the phrase often carries today is a natural inheritance from that image of talking to someone who can’t yet read.

For example,

Henry said to his employee, “Let me spell it out for you: If I catch you leaving work three hours early again, you’re fired.” 😡🗯

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[theyuniversity]

“Spell” in the reading sense comes from Old French espeler—“to read out letter by letter”—rooted in a Germanic verb meaning “to tell or explain.”

Early readers would laboriously sound out words one letter at a time, and from that slow, painstaking process came the figurative extension: to “spell something out” means to break an explanation down into its most basic steps, leaving nothing to inference. The condescending edge the phrase often carries today is a natural inheritance from that image of talking to someone who can’t yet read.

For example,

Henry said to his employee, “Let me spell it out for you: If I catch you leaving work three hours early again, you’re fired.” 😡🗯

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[theyuniversity]

“Spell” in the reading sense comes from Old French espeler—“to read out letter by letter”—rooted in a Germanic verb meaning “to tell or explain.”

Early readers would laboriously sound out words one letter at a time, and from that slow, painstaking process came the figurative extension: to “spell something out” means to break an explanation down into its most basic steps, leaving nothing to inference. The condescending edge the phrase often carries today is a natural inheritance from that image of talking to someone who can’t yet read.

For example,

Henry said to his employee, “Let me spell it out for you: If I catch you leaving work three hours early again, you’re fired.” 😡🗯

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[itsbobbyhill]

Baristas mishearing my name is the worst part about going back to wearing masks for me, and I think I can deal with it. #Bobby #robbie #Starbucks #coffee #spellitout #sounditout #mask #maskup #wearamask #funny #sharpie https://www.instagram.com/p/CSrlJ8ZgY6T/?utm_medium=tumblr

[djangopiano]

MYA forgot to say, “you still can’t steal this sign and throw it on the ground 50 feet from the subway station.” #whoops #copywritingtips #subway #warningsigns #spellitout #carlkissin #kissinimprov https://www.instagram.com/p/CRviM4tD-m5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[total-party-blog]

Springfield 24 Hour Fitness officially opens tomorrow! #grandopening #celebrate #balloons #arch #spellitout #24hourfitness #springfield #newjersey #balloonsbytotalparty #supersport #workout https://www.instagram.com/p/B81HNg2ACh_/?igshid=1hjlezwkw6saf

[harveyster]

I could say I’m going nuts over my new favourite snack... #spellitout #slightlyaddictedtothese #cashew (at Portishead, North Somerset) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5YmIPvhT3j_jRQinadlDYWwOmtT6iJcU_bRq80/?igshid=1vad0m22szd1z