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Definition Spag in British English

Spag noun

noun
1

spelling punctuation and grammar: used by the Department for Education to refer to the set of grammar and spelling rules on which primary school children in England are tested

Example

It is the second time in just the space of three weeks that the department has been embarrassed in its attempts to impose tougher Spag tests on primary school pupils.

Definition Spag in British English