I am sitting in Caffè Nero trying to test out a new iPhone app - SpellChecker.
It has its own dictionary that it refers to as you type. However, it can also access a range of other iPhone dictionaries. I have mine linked to the very impressive (but expensive) Oxford English Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Once you have [...]
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Posted in Education, Language on Jul 30th, 2009
Posted in Language on Nov 21st, 2008
Why is ‘island’ spelled with an ’s’?
No, this isn’t a joke question. It’s not like: “Why does ‘bath’ have a silent ‘p’?” It is a question that did used to worry me. I would often be asked it. I taught English in the UK for a number of years to school [...]
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Posted in Humor, Humour, Language on Aug 16th, 2007
Why is ‘island’ spelled with an ’s’?
No, this isn’t a joke question. It’s not like: “Why does ‘bath’ have a silent ‘p’?” It is a question that did used to worry me. I would often be asked it. I taught English in the UK for a number of years to school children, college students, and undergraduates, [...]
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