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That’s “spelling” the noun, not a verb.

• warrenm 5y ago
  And here I thought `"spelling" the noun` was a reference to either Tori or Aaron
  • warrenm 5y ago
    apparently no one here watches TV
• hunter2_ 5y ago
  The verb form is where the atypical usage originates, so I think it's fair to focus on the verb as the point of interest despite including an example that happens to be a gerund. Anyway, I think there's an even larger set that "spell" is a member of: metaphorical usage to highlight anything unwanted or erroneous; "code smell" is another. It's wrong, therefore it smells. It's wrong, therefore it's misspelled. It's wrong, therefore it wants to be different (personification metaphor).
• _moof 5y ago
  True, but to be fair it's the gerund formed from the verb.