Wolman, David. <br/><br/>
Righting the mother tongue :  from Olde English to email, the tangled story of English spelling / 
David Wolman. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Smithsonian Books,  c2008. 
 - 211 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Adult  Follett Library Resources 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061369254 (trade) 006136925X (trade) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008023424 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Orthography and spelling--History.<br/>English language--Spelling--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1141  / .W65 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>421/.52