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sensible - Sensitive, sensitivity, desensitize and sensible all have "sensi-" in them, meaning 'to sense' or 'to feel.'.seize - Argh! A miscreant! Let's seize "seize" for breaking the "I before E except after C" rule!.scissors - It's a tool for cutting but the C is cowed into silence by an abundance of Ss (four of 'em!).savvy - Who knows why it has two Vs, but it's most definitely not savvy to leave one of them out.sandwich - It has nothing to do with witches, so there's no T in it.sandal - Hopefully, you've seen enough commercials for Sandals resorts to know how to spell "sandal." At the resort, you might get sand all over your sandal.salary - Not "celery," but "salary," from the Latin salarium, referring to a Roman soldier's salt allowance.sacrilegious - You may think it's related to "religious" and should be spelled the same way, but the E and the I that revere the L steal away and swap places.accordion - The accordion is portable, so you can play it while riding in your Honda Accord.An axel is a jump done by a figure skater. axle - An axle is a rod on which two wheels spin.apology - "If you put two Ps and two Ls in apology people will be appalled, and you'll need to apologize.You can remember that it only has one N by thinking that you might rub an ointment onto your body. anoint - When you apply oil or similar in a religious ceremony, that's anointing.aficionado - This word comes from the Spanish verb, aficioner, which means "to become fond of." Nothing to do with "a fish.".across - If you're making an X on a form it's "a cross." But, if you're "on the other side of a defined space," then it's just one word, across.This one just means to gain, well, anything. acquaintance - It's time to get acquainted with the word "acquaint." It comes from the Latin, accognoscere, a combination of ad ("to") and cognoscere ("come to know").acknowledge - You should know that there is only one C in acknowledge.accumulate - "Accumulate" wanted to accumulate a few more Cs, but the Letter Rationing Authorities said two was plenty.accomplish - Any college basketball fans out there? If so, you'll be well aware of the ACC teams accomplishments.Finally, there are three Es speeding through from middle to end. accelerate - Double C follows the A to kick off this word you want to say it fast, so don't waste time on extra Ls.absence - Does it make sense that the letter E is the one repeated in this word and not S?.After all, you wouldn't write "asecond" or "aday," would you? a while - If you think of "while" as a period of time like any other, you'll know that "a while" is two separate words.