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2. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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   This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.

3. George (given name) - Wikipedia

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   George Washington, the first president of the United States. George (English: / ˈ dʒ ɔːr dʒ /) is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios (Γεώργιος; Ancient Greek: [ɡeɔː́rɡi.os], Modern Greek: [ʝeˈorʝi.os]).

4. List of language reforms of English - Wikipedia

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   English Grammar: 1633 Charles Butler: Extended Handbook of Simplified Spelling: 1920 Simplified Spelling Board: Basic Interspel: 1986 Valerie Yule: Extended Logonomia Anglica: 1619 Alexander Gill: Extended Regularized Inglish: 1959 Axel Wijk Basic SaypU (Spell As You Pronounce Universally) 2012 Jaber George Jabbour Extended

5. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Spelling

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   programme – program: In British English, the spelling program can be used for computer program. In all other cases, programme is invariably used. storey – story: a story is a tale; outside of the US, upper floors of buildings are spelt storey. [14] theatre – theater: Many uses of either spelling can be found in American English.

6. List of English homographs - Wikipedia

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   When the prefix "re-" is added to a monosyllabic word, the word gains currency both as a noun and as a verb. Most of the pairs listed below are closely related: for example, "absent" as a noun meaning "missing", and as a verb meaning "to make oneself missing". There are also many cases in which homographs are of an entirely separate origin, or ...

7. Use spell check in AOL Mail

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   1.Compose an email message. 2. Click the Spell check icon. 3. Click on each highlighted word to review spell check suggestions.

8. English-language spelling reform - Wikipedia

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   English spelling consistency was dealt a further blow when William Caxton brought the printing press to London in 1476. Having lived in mainland Europe for the preceding 30 years, his grasp of the English spelling system had become uncertain. The Belgian assistants whom he brought to help him set up his business had an even poorer command of it ...

9. Edit your personal dictionary in AOL Desktop Gold

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   The spell check feature is very useful when composing emails. You can improve its efficiency and reduce the number of reported misspellings by maintaining your personal dictionary in Desktop Gold. The words you add in your personal dictionary will not be flagged when you click the spell check button.