CHAPTER20
Spelling Rules, Tips, and Tricks
In This Chapter
- The difficulty of phonetic spelling in English
- Learning different vowel and consonant sounds
- Spelling rules and exceptions you must learn
- Making words plural and other suffix-related issues
We can all sympathize with the terror of being in a spelling bee. “Spell that!” can feel like an impossible task, especially in a language with as many influences and ancestors as English.
Spelling is one of many areas where other people will judge you for mistakes. If you send an email application for a job and don’t catch the spelling errors, you’re not likely to get the job. Even in situations ...
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