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Righting the mother tongue : from Olde English to email, the tangled story of English spelling / David Wolman.

By: Wolman, David.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Smithsonian Books, c2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: 211 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780061369254 (trade); 006136925X (trade).Subject(s): English language -- Orthography and spelling -- History | English language -- Spelling -- HistoryDDC classification: 421/.52
Contents:
War of the words -- Crossed -- Regime change -- Page setup -- Valiant exterminators of dialectical vermin -- Outlaw orthography -- A first class man -- Spellraisers -- Of yachts and yetterswippers -- Fixers -- The rubarb on the Internet.
Summary: Examines the evolution of English spelling from Old English to the twenty-first century; and discusses the silent "h," myths about dyslexia, and spell-checking; and also visits the town in Belgium where the first English books were printed, Google's headquarters, National Spelling Bee protests, and more.
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Examines the evolution of English spelling from Old English to the twenty-first century; and discusses the silent "h," myths about dyslexia, and spell-checking; and also visits the town in Belgium where the first English books were printed, Google's headquarters, National Spelling Bee protests, and more.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

War of the words -- Crossed -- Regime change -- Page setup -- Valiant exterminators of dialectical vermin -- Outlaw orthography -- A first class man -- Spellraisers -- Of yachts and yetterswippers -- Fixers -- The rubarb on the Internet.

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