STORY: Why is English so hard to spell? There are clear differences between how words are written and how they are said. If English is your first language you may not realize it’s not that normal. In ...

The English language is filled with confusing and hard-to-spell words. If you’ve had to think twice or consult a dictionary or Google before writing a certain word, you’re not alone. We consulted ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. But as the Scripps National Spelling Bee gets underway, a study by ...

English is a bit of a pickpocket. According to some estimates, nearly 80 percent of it consists of foreign loanwords — terms that have been borrowed from other languages. This hodgepodge of influences ...

Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...