16-03-2024, 11:20 AM
The problem with spelling in English is that it is not phonetic as it is in many other languages. In these languages saying written text is straight forward as what you see is what you say. Not so in English.
When Webster in the US compiled his dictionary he brought the spelling to align with the phonetics. Hence the difference between the Oxford and Webster dictionaries of the time.
A classic example of how English spelling can be out of touch with the spoken is "quay". Webster spelt it as "key" as spoken. To me this is somewhat logical.
Igor VK6ZFG
When Webster in the US compiled his dictionary he brought the spelling to align with the phonetics. Hence the difference between the Oxford and Webster dictionaries of the time.
A classic example of how English spelling can be out of touch with the spoken is "quay". Webster spelt it as "key" as spoken. To me this is somewhat logical.
Igor VK6ZFG