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Grammar and Style
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Grammar and Style

by Mark Peters
February 2014
Beginner
352 pages
6h 29m
English
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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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