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Episode 174: Speak and Spell

The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud

Feb 8, 20241:28:54Society & Culture

English spelling largely reflects the state of the language in the late 1500s. In this episode, we look at one of the first English spelling books, and we explore several plays by William Shakespeare to examine the way h...

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Episode 174: Speak and Spell is an episode from The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud. English spelling largely reflects the state of the language in the late 1500s. In this episode, we look at one of the first English spelling boo...

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Published Feb 8, 2024, 1:28:54 long, audio available.

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