History With Hilbert | Why Is English Spelling So Strange? @historywithhilbert | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Why is English spelling so weird? If you’re watching this video I’m going to assume at some point in your life you learnt, or are still learning to spell and read English. If you are or have, you’ll know that the spelling is a bit… all over the place. “I” before “e” except… that letter is silent… that “C.H” is actually pronounced like a “sh” and so on. So why is it so strange? Why is that the case that other languages like Spanish and Dutch are generally spelled exactly like they’re pronounced, and why is it that British and American English are always arguing about “s” and “z” and whether or not it’s time to forget “u”?
The mentioned Duolingo Article:
blog.duolingo.com/why-is-english-spelling-so-tricky/?utm_source=duonews&utm_medium=EN&fbclid=IwAR3Qk94pp0wAdyJ2eSX5KX9I-grTq5wv5Xs9xZtNv_7Ka_2Rn0rZDSD12ng
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Old English
2:59 - Middle English
5:55 - Early Modern English
6:20 - Old English and Old Norse
7:25 - Germanic, Romance and Greek
8:50 - Modern English
12:00 - Outro
Music:
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Why is English spelling so weird? If you’re watching this video I’m going to assume at some point in your life you learnt, or are still learning to spell and read English. If you are or have, you’ll know that the spelling is a bit… all over the place. “I” before “e” except… that letter is silent… that “C.H” is actually pronounced like a “sh” and so on. So why is it so strange? Why is that the case that other languages like Spanish and Dutch are generally spelled exactly like they’re pronounced, and why is it that British and American English are always arguing about “s” and “z” and whether or not it’s time to forget “u”?
The mentioned Duolingo Article:
blog.duolingo.com/why-is-english-spelling-so-tricky/?utm_source=duonews&utm_medium=EN&fbclid=IwAR3Qk94pp0wAdyJ2eSX5KX9I-grTq5wv5Xs9xZtNv_7Ka_2Rn0rZDSD12ng
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Old English
2:59 - Middle English
5:55 - Early Modern English
6:20 - Old English and Old Norse
7:25 - Germanic, Romance and Greek
8:50 - Modern English
12:00 - Outro
Music:
Was there music?
Raid the Merch Market:
teespring.com/en-GB/stores/history-with-hilberts-market
Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon):
patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert
Join in the Banter on Twitter:
twitter.com/HistorywHilbert
Enter the Fray on Facebook:
facebook.com/HistorywHilbert
Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop):
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Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! historywithhilbert@gmail.com
#English #language #education
