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What can spelling tell us about relationships between words? While spelling may sometimes seem random or unexpected, this lesson illuminates how peeling back the layers of spelling helps us understand the complex history and meaningful structure of words.

Lesson by Gina Cooke, animation by The Leading Sheep (http://www.theleadingsheep.com).

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