This website is set up by someone who's written a book on the subject of the English spelling system and its vagaries. Have an explore and see what you think - I'm guessing she's a little bit obsessed.
http://www.englishspellingproblems.co.uk
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Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
And here's another: babies and civil servants...
So the Telegraph is obviously interested in English this week.
First of all you don't need to be too distressed if you're they're/their/there isn't quite up to speed: civil service mandarins were given a guide to accurate writing - and given some of the government websites I think they need it:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/24/nenglish24.xml
Then beware if you're planning to marry someone with a different regional accent:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/24/nenglish124.xml
So, enjoy!
First of all you don't need to be too distressed if you're they're/their/there isn't quite up to speed: civil service mandarins were given a guide to accurate writing - and given some of the government websites I think they need it:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/24/nenglish24.xml
Then beware if you're planning to marry someone with a different regional accent:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/24/nenglish124.xml
So, enjoy!
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