The spelling of the word "not give awaying" may seem perplexing, but it can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first syllable "not" is pronounced with the vowel sound /ɑ/, while the second syllable "give" is pronounced with the vowel sound /ɪ/. The suffix "-ing" is pronounced as /ɪŋ/. Therefore, the word is spelled as "not give awaying" to correctly represent the pronunciation. It is important to understand the phonetic transcription to avoid confusion with uncommon spellings of words.