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2. Phonics - Wikipedia

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   Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing to beginners. To use phonics is to teach the relationship between the sounds of the spoken language (phonemes), and the letters (graphemes) or groups of letters or syllables of the written language. Phonics is also known as the alphabetic principle or the alphabetic code. [1]

3. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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   In British English, artefact is the main spelling and artifact a minor variant. [138] In American English, artifact is the usual spelling. Canadians prefer artifact and Australians artefact, according to their respective dictionaries. [12] Artefact reflects Arte-fact(um), the Latin source. [139] axe: ax, axe: Both the noun and verb.

4. I before E except after C - Wikipedia

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   Robert Allen 's 2008 pocket edition states, "The traditional spelling rule ' i before e except after c ' should be extended to include the statement 'when the combination is pronounced -ee- '". [24] Jeremy Butterfield's 2015 edition suggests both "when ... pronounced -ee- " and "except when ... pronounced -ay- " as extensions to the rhyme, as ...

5. English plurals - Wikipedia

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   Meaning. Although the everyday meaning of plural is "more than one", the grammatical term has a slightly different technical meaning. In the English system of grammatical number, singular means "one (or minus one)", and plural means "not singular". In other words, plural means not just "more than one" but also "less than one (except minus one)".

6. English Spelling Society - Wikipedia

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   The English Spelling Society is an international organisation, based in the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1908 [1] as the Simplified Spelling Society.It primarily aims to raise awareness of problems caused by English spelling's irregularity and to improve literacy and reduce learning costs, including through the use of spelling reform. [2]

7. English grammar - Wikipedia

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   English grammar is the set of structural rules of the English language.This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts.. This article describes a generalized, present-day Standard English – forms of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of registers, from formal to ...