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Wednesday May 15th, 2013

The oddest English spellings, part 20: The letter “y”

Anatoly Liberman wonders why ‘y’ exists
Wednesday Sep 12th, 2012

The oddest English spellings, part 21: Phony from top to bottom

Wednesday Jun 6th, 2012

Monthly etymology gleanings for June 2012, part 2

Spelling, postscripts, etymological folklore, shrimp scampi, and scrumping
Wednesday May 9th, 2012

The Oddest English Spellings, Part 20

The short and the long of it, or, going crisscross: good versus mood and flood; friend versus fiend
Wednesday
Nov 16th, 2011

The oddest English spellings, part 18: Why sure and sugar?

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Wednesday
Aug 10th, 2011

Kneading bread for the needy

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Wednesday
May 25th, 2011

The oddest English spellings, part 17:
The letter H

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Wednesday
Aug 11th, 2010

The Oddest English Spellings, Part 17

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Wednesday
Apr 21st, 2010

The Oddest English Spellings, Part 16: Wistful Whistplayers and Other Wherry Important Words

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Wednesday
Aug 19th, 2009

Why Skate but Scathe?
Or, The Oddest English Spellings. Part 14

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Wednesday
May 6th, 2009

I Say Draft, You Say Draught, Or, The Oddest English Spellings (Part 13)

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Wednesday
Jan 21st, 2009

The Oddest English Spellings, Part 12
Or, One, Two, Buckle Your Shoe

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Wednesday
Apr 30th, 2008

The Oddest English Spellings

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Wednesday
Jan 16th, 2008

The Oddest English Spellings, or, The Future of Spelling Reform

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Wednesday
Nov 7th, 2007

A Troubled Marriage Between A Skeptic and an Ascetic, or, The Oddest English Spellings

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Wednesday
Aug 15th, 2007

Drinking Up Eisel, Or,
the Oddest English Spellings (Part 9)

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