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Spelling
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Advocates Push for Simpler "Spelling" 
 This 2006 article provides an introduction to the movement to simplify written English spelling. The story notes that while there have been no changes in spelling rules in the 100 years since Andrew Carnegie helped create the Simplified Spelling Board and President Theodore Roosevelt "tried to force the government to use simplified spelling in its publications," advocates "aren't giving up." Includes examples of simpler spelling. From the Minneapolis-St. Paul StarTribune. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/11491356.html Topics: Language Last updated Sep 15, 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Features official information about the spelling bee, which started with nine contestants in 1925. Learn more about the competition (held annually in June), view statistics from current and past spelling bees, and learn more about spelling bees and spelling in general. http://www.spellingbee.com/ Topics: Language Last updated May 25, 2004 Spelling Reform Files
"This page links to a number of files about spelling reform, including descriptions of and text in a number of systems." Includes links to material on phonemic systems, hybrid systems, respelling systems, and different type of spelling systems, including from the American Literacy Council and "Minglish" from the Alan Beale, the website creator. From an English language enthusiast. http://www.wyrdplay.org/reform-files.html Topics: Language Last updated Sep 15, 2008 |
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