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 is ...
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 ...
NPR: What's A Thamakau? Spelling Bee Is More About Entertainment Than English
We English-speakers take a perverse pride in the orneriness of our spelling, which is one reason why the spelling bee has been a popular entertainment since the 19th century. It's fun watching ...
Spelling campaigners are taking arms against a sea of troubles in the latest skirmish in a 100-year-old battle to make written English easier to grasp. English-speaking children may take twice as long ...
An extract from the poem called The Chaos by Dutch writer Gerard Nolst Trenité, containing 800 irregularities in the English language, demonstrates the just how absurd spelling in English can be: Have ...
Christian Science Monitor: National Spelling Bee protests: Should we simplify English spelling?
CBC.ca: Why isn't 'laugh' spelled L-A-F? Author explores the many failed attempts of simplifying English spelling
Why isn't 'laugh' spelled L-A-F? Author explores the many failed attempts of simplifying English spelling
WBUR: 'Enough is Enuf' book explores the centuries-long effort to simplify English spelling
'Enough is Enuf' book explores the centuries-long effort to simplify English spelling
Windsong Intermediate School, Friendswood Isd, Friendswood has a homepage to make vocabulary and spelling lists available to students to study at school or home. Students can take vocabulary and spelling tests online and play many learning games with their word lists for reinforcement.