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The American Way of Spelling : The Structure and Origins of American English Orthography

Richard L. Venezky
Hardcover - $88.95

Can ghoti really be pronounced as fish? Why is short in glove and love, but long in rove and cove? Why do English words carry such extra baggage as the silent in doubt, the silent in knee, and the silent in autumn? And why do names like P ...