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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
separate (adj., v.), separateness, separation (nn.), separately (adv.)
 
 
All these pose the same spelling problem: the first unstressed syllable is unexpectedly spelled with an a, not an e. Misspelled, these are shibboleths. See also DIFFERENT.  1
 
 
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