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In response to "Everyone remembers the word that got them kicked out of the elementary spelling bee, right? -- (link)" by budice

nickel, they wanted nickle.

Posted by i.b! (aka starrynut) Jan 5 '23, 12:08

I actually questioned it being wrong; and someone looked in a dictionary, said they meant the coin not metal. I knew I’d seen -el (I had a photographic memory, still do sometimes). now -le isn’t even given as an alternate in most dictionaries.

it’s possible I’m still a little bitter.

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Did they use it in a sentence? - sycor Jan 5, 12:15 4
- No jury would convict. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 12:40
- "don't nickle and dime me over nickel, said Nic-elle." -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:35
- they didn’t until they did, but they still would have been wrong. waah. - i.b! Jan 5, 12:33 1
  - From wiki - sycor Jan 5, 12:42

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nickel, they wanted nickle.

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