Our received English spelling was an attempt to take a snapshot in a small island of a living, growing language that was not about to be constrained by a few silly pedants.

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 ...

The first English printing press, in the 15th century, was operated by Belgians who didn’t know the language and made numerous spelling errors (such as "busy" in place of "bisy").

This is our main area to help you understand and learn the key differences between American English spellings and British English spellings. If you are interested in American English or the US ...

Charles W. Kreidler, Teaching English Spelling and Pronunciation, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar., 1972), pp. 3-12 ... English orthography is complicated, but not very irregular. The most complex ...

A new study of English spelling practices demonstrates that the way we spell words is much more orderly and self-organizing than previously thought. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email.

The question is whether we’ll proceed until the end of time making do with a woefully goofy spelling system when English is, for better or for worse, the world’s closest thing to a universal ...

Why English spelling is so messed up. The explanation may not comfort you, but it may at least make you see the language as less arbitrarily maddening. Newsletter sign up Newsletter ...

English spelling is not a game for the weak at heart, and it has nothing to do with higher literary culture the way French spelling does. This being France, the debate is laced with political theater.