Because English spelling is so bizarre, kids spend more time learning it in school, leaving less time to learn other subjects, hurting dyslexic students (who have more trouble in English than in ...

1. Spelling was established while big pronunciation changes were underway Before the printing press came along, there was a lot of flexibility in English spelling. Look at some of the ways beauty ...

To make English learning fun and intuitive, we have listed here 7 fun ways in which students can learn difficult English spellings and basic grammatical rules ...

The English Spelling Society is proposing an International English Spelling Congress to more closely align the written and spoken word.

Order and Chaos in English Spelling By Anne Curzan March 10, 2016 “But here’s the thing,” wrote David Shariatmadari in The Guardian a couple of weeks ago. “English orthography makes no ...

Proper spelling makes people perceive you as more intelligent and can increase your chances of getting a job. We compiled 27 of the most common spelling mistakes in the English language.

A new study of English spelling practices demonstrates that the way we spell words is much more orderly and self-organizing than previously thought.

The teaching of English to speakers of other languages has, in recent years, rightly given emphasis to the student's mastery of the sound system of the language. In contrast, English orthography is ...

English is a mess, it seems to say, but at least we’re all in this together. And the fact is that, at least in some ways, the egalitarian dream of the spelling-reform advocates is coming true.

Trying to change the spelling of complex words in English won’t improve literacy rates.