English borrowed this word from French dette ... introduction for generations of young Americans: The American Spelling Book. The American War of Independence also ended in 1783 and Webster ...

and dated “Ogust 6,” it was written in the eccentric, phonetic stylings of the Simplified Spelling Movement ... They rebelled against our irregular English orthography—you know, the ...

The spelling primer’s first edition conformed to traditional English orthography, with, for instance, entries for “theatre,” “publick” and “colour.” After the publication of the ...

In his new book, Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell, Henry explores the long history of spelling reform. The book delves into the efforts of linguists ...

From “through” to “though” and “trough,” whether you’re a child or learning English as a second ... and the K in knife.” Spelling reformers had their work cut out for them, then. And for most of ...

This May, students from across the United States will gather in Washington D.C., for the 100th anniversary of the Scripps Spelling Bee, determined to conquer a spelling system that has baffled us ...

English spelling is crazy. Even people born and raised in English-speaking societies who speak no other language still often have a lot of trouble with English spelling. You may think that English ...

If you're a kid learning how to write, or an adult speaker of a language with sensible spelling, English spelling can seem like a cruel prank. And even if you're a completely literate adult native ...

Advertisement Advertisement There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd. Even the most skilled spellers will admit that English is a ...