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+.id NOTICE-NOT TO BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE BELL SYS EXCEPT UNDER WRITTEN AGRMT
+.id Writer's Workbench version 2.1, January 1981
+.TH SPELLTELL 1
+.SH NAME
+spelltell \- find the correct spelling of a word
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B spelltell
+[
+.B \-flags
+][
+.B \-ver
+]
+[ wordpart |
+.IR grep "(1)-regular-expression ... ]"
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The purpose of
+.I spelltell
+is to find the correct spelling of a word.
+The input to the program can be either:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+1. any contiguous letters in the word
+that are known to be correct; or
+.PP
+.br
+2. a
+.IR grep (1)
+regular expression representing
+a correctly spelled part of the word.
+.RE
+.PP
+.I Spelltell
+will print all words in its dictionary
+of commonly misspelled words that contain the input sequence.
+.PP
+When
+.I spelltell
+is typed on a line with the input word(s),
+it will print the correct spelling(s) and then exit.
+When
+.I spelltell
+is typed on a line by itself,
+the program questions whether the user wants instructions,
+and prompts with ">"
+for word parts.
+To quit, type "q" after the prompt.
+.PP
+Two options give information about the program:
+.RS 5
+.TP 7
+.B \-flags
+print the command synopsis line (see above)
+showing command flags and options,
+then exit.
+.TP
+.B \-ver
+print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit.
+.RE
+.SH EXAMPLES
+1. The command:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.B "spelltell rece"
+.RE
+.PP
+will print:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+precede
+.br
+preceding
+.br
+recede
+.br
+receiving
+.br
+etc.
+.br
+.RE
+then exit.
+.PP
+2. The command:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.B spelltell
+.br
+.B ^proce
+.RE
+.PP
+will print "proceed" and other words that begin with "proce,"
+and will then prompt the user for another letter sequence
+or regular expression.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+grep(1),
+spellwwb(1),
+proofr(1),
+wwb(1).
+.SH SUPPORT
+.IR "COMPONENT NAME: " "Writer's Workbench"
+.br
+.IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY: " "Div 452"
+.br
+.IR "STATUS: " Standard
+.br
+.IR "SUPPLIER: " "Dept 45271"
+.br
+.IR "USER INTERFACE: " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733"
+.br
+.IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452"