Name: How British and American Spelling Parted Ways @arikaokrent2490
Uploaded: 2016-10-06T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: These days, when we want to know how to spell a word, we have an accepted authority to look to: the dictionary. But that wasn’t always the case. Heres how Brits and Americans came to look to two different authorities. Produced for Mental Floss.

Mysterious Word Parts, Demystified @arikaokrent2490

Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

There are a number of words in English that seem to be formed from two parts, but one of the parts is obscure. Wonder no more at where these parts come from. Produced for Mental Floss

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How British and American Spelling Parted Ways