The front cover of Jackson's 2008 book misspells the word 'commandments.' ...

The cover of "Enough is Enuf" and author Gabe Henry. (Courtesy of Harper Collins and Gabe Henry) Ever since America was founded, there have been attempts to simplify how English is written.

He wrote that unification of spelling, grammar, and pronunciation would help unify the new nation. Noah Webster revised the first speller in 1787 under the title of The American Spelling Book and it ...

Author Gabe Henry joined us to share about his new book, ... Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell. by AFL. Wed, May 14th 2025 at 4:08 PM. Updated Thu, ...

You can’t make up names like that. In 1596, Coote published the first comprehensive English spelling book. It was the perfect opportunity, according to Waldman, because of “a spelling system ...

Spelling it out: After 1,000 years of foreign meddling, no wonder the English language is so confusing. By DAVID CRYSTAL . Published: 17:00 EDT, 11 August 2012 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 11 August 2012 ...

Oxford professor Simon Horobin argues against spelling reform on the grounds that the complex and inconsistent detail of English spelling is "testimony to the richness of our linguistic heritage ...

At the same time, Henry reckons that each sound in the English language allows for four ways of spelling, on average. Think “cat,” which in theory could be spelled with a “q,” a “k ...