I mean people say like a name of a person and at the end they put (sp?)
I mean i dont know what it mean
can anyone tell me?
2007-01-11 10:48:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
SP? MEANS THEY ARE NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING OF THE WORD.
2007-01-11 10:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by baptism_by_fire_2000 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means "spelling." As in, if they put something like "onomatopoeia (sp?)" the sp? would mean that they're not sure of the correct spelling.
2007-01-11 18:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by windchimes335 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sp? means that they know they may not have spelled the word correctly
sp by itself is an abbreviation for species
2007-01-11 20:05:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I put that after a word if I'm not quite sure of the spelling.
2007-01-11 18:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the writer is unsure of the spelling.
2007-01-12 08:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they're not sure that they've spelled the name correctly.
2007-01-11 18:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by kittenpie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋