A Way with Words | English spelling

New Spelling Bee Rules

Posted by grantbarrett on May 10, 2013 · Add Comment

Draft and Draught

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Possessive for Names Ending With S

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 20, 2012 · Add Comment

Obscure Spelling Words

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 25, 2012 · Add Comment

Strange Spelling Bee Words

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Apologetic Apostrophes

Posted by grantbarrett on October 8, 2011 · Add Comment

What’s it called when saying becomes sayin’? It’s not a trick question; it’s simply called an abbreviation. Grant and Martha settle an English major’s confusion about the possibility of a trickier term. With words like “o’er,” a shortening of “over,” the apostrophe can also be called an apologetic apostrophe, but it’s still just an abbreviation. [...]
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