Episode Synopsis "Spelling and the Great Vowel Shift"

In episode 4, we get into some of the reasons behind English’s weird spelling, including a major shift in pronunciation and the path to spelling standardization.

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More episodes of the podcast Why is English?

• The Alphabet - Part 2
• The Alphabet - Part 1
• American vs British English
• Spelling and the Great Vowel Shift
• The Apostrophe and Possessives
• Pronouns and Singular They
• Language Change