“He was sent to gaol.”
Spelling Entry 732 / 1011 60-second read
Gaol vs. Jail
Archaic UK GAOL.
The comparisoni
“He was sent to jail.”
The ruleii
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Modern: JAIL everywhere.
GAOL survives in formal British legal use, but JAIL is now preferred worldwide.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
JAIL = modern."