Diane McGuinness · Stephen Linstead · The Guardian

Why the Chair of the English Spelling Society doesn’t understand the English orthographic code

I’m re-posting this piece from eight years ago because, apparently, the issue of spelling reform has once again raised its ill-informed head. The arguments haven’t changed and I was amused to see that Jeremy Vine was equally discombobulated by the suggestions put forward by the English Spelling Society. You can watch the exchanges here (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=449481390592436&extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&ref=sharing)… Continue reading Why the Chair of the English Spelling Society doesn’t understand the English orthographic code