Episode 179 Why Is English Spelling So Hard?😱

Today we're looking at some of English's weirdly spelled words and we're following them back through their roots to find out where they came from, what their journey was and how they ended up so weird! I did some research for this class, you can read some of the articles linked below (just click the words) if you're interested in this topic and want to find out more. Ghost Why Y Rhyme and Rhythm Spaghetti Genre Vocabulary jumper - British English word for 'sweater' or 'sweatshirt' usually meaning a top made out of wool worn in the winter. the root of rhyme - 'the root' is a term used to describe the first version of a word. It explains where the word came from and often tells us how words are connected. For example 'cent' as the root for words like 'century' and 'percentage'. printing press - this is a large, mostly metal, piece of equipment that was first used in the 1400's (although some evidence suggests it was first developed in China). It meant that books were no longer painted by hand, but could be quickly made and mass produced. Flemish - this is the English word used to describe people from Belgium unify our spelling - 'unify' in this sense means to make our words have one spelling across the country. Although some English spelling is still different between American and the UK for example historically it was different all across the UK. circumstantial evidence - this is evidence which is mostly in what people said or things that are related but isn't exactly proof of something Sanskrit - A language originating in parts of India zoastrian - A language originating in parts of the middle east no hard and fast rules - idioms - no concrete or solid rules.