Is Cematary Spelt Correctly?

Cemetary is wrong. Spellcheck in both US and UK English confirm it as a misspelling. Even Wikipedia acknowledges "cemetary" as incorrect. Ah so it's just one of those words which are commonly misspelled.

How is Cematary Spelt?

Written on these in faded black paint, only just legible, were the words PET SEMATARY. King's spelling of cemetery as sematary is intentional—it is a use of realism, which is the practice in writing to accurately represent real life.

Do Americans spell cemetery with an S?

An obvious misspelling, maybe—most of us probably know the real word starts with a C. But can you spell the rest? It's not cematary or cemetary. It's cemetery.

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