Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z
Ways for spelling to be weird The word was borrowed from another language and the spelling retained, but the pronunciation has commonly been changed to match standards from a third language: bruschetta The word is spelled so that it could be pronounced as it originally was, but the pronunciation has changed, perhaps by analogy with other words: vacuum, sew Nobody’s completely sure exactly what the heck happened: busy

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download

Why Is English Spelling So Weird? James Harbeck. In the beginning Latin alphabet: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V X. - ppt download