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Robert N. Feinstein's parody: Gnormal Pspelling Gnus and gnomes and gnats and such Gnouns with just one G too much Pseudonym and psychedelic P becomes a psurplus relic. Knit and knack and knife and knocked Kneedless Ks are overstocked. Rhubarb, rhetoric and rhyme Should lose an H from thyme to time The irregularities between graphemes (letters) and phonemes (sounds) are a major bone of contention in the linguistic world. Spelling reform has been a hot issue for a few centuries now, in fact, ever since the printing press was introduced. Before that, spelling was based on spoken English. What happened after [...]

15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly

Why IELTS? IELTS is the International English Language Testing System which tests English proficiency across the globe. Conducting 2 million tests in the past year, IELTS is the world’s most popular high stakes English-language test for study, work and migration. Which organisations accept IELTS? IELTS is accepted by more than 9,000 organisations worldwide. These include universities, immigration departments, government agencies, professional bodies and multinational companies. To search for a recognising institution, use the IELTS Global Recognition System. Who owns IELTS and who writes the test? IELTS is jointly owned by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment and [...]

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What makes a language important on a global scale? Is it the oldest? The one spoken by the most people? What about the one that has the greatest ability to reach other people by being translated? A multidisciplinary research team has examined the languages of the world and categorized them on how widely certain forms of media are translated into other languages. César Hidalgo of MIT led the research, and the paper was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.   “Of the many languages that have ever been spoken, only a few of them have been able [...]