Why is English Spelling So Weird? - YouTube
And the spellcheckers are not always helpful:
Susie Dent: Even AI spellcheckers are no match for English’s quirks and eccentricities
No amount of intervention by artificial intelligence would pick up the difference between a “revue” and “review
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Who put the “b” in doubt, or the “l” in salmon? Why doesn’t “plumber” rhyme with “lumber”? The “blame”, in many cases, lies with Renaissance scribes, eager to show off their classical education and to bolster language’s Latin inheritance. Before these scholars looked to the Romans’ “dubitum”, English-speakers were perfectly happy with feeling an element of “dowt”. These same scribes put the “b” in plumber as a vigorous nod to the Latin “plumbum”, meaning “lead pipe”. Spelling moved on, but our sounds refused to budge.
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Susie Dent: Even AI spellcheckers are no match for English's quirks and eccentricities - inews.co.uk
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