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In a piece in Wired Magazine, writer Anne Trubek argues that our fixation on correct spelling is outdated. Trubek thinks we should abandon spelling rules and "let luce." Wired copy editor Lee Simmons ...

WASHINGTON – In an effort to make it less likely that the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee will have co-champions for the fourth year in a row, bee organizers announced rules changes Tuesday aimed ...

Trying to change the spelling of complex words in English won’t improve literacy rates. Wendy/Flickr, CC BY-SA My 11-year-old student sighs. How can the same letters make so many different sounds? We ...