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Stuff You Should Know

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The Evolution of American English Spellings

This chapter delves into the transformation of English spellings, focusing on American English's unique changes. It examines the phonetic and efficiency-driven reasons behind omitted letters and shares amusing, unrealized spelling proposals that could have reshaped language.

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