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Episode 184: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 1) artwork
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Episode 184: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 1)

The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud

Jul 15, 20251:20:43Society & Culture

Over the course of the 1500s, English spelling started to become standardized, but the pronunciation of the language continued to change. By the early 1600s, English scholars noticed that spellings no longer reflected th...

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Episode 184: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 1) is an episode from The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud. Over the course of the 1500s, English spelling started to become standardized, but the pronunciation of the language continued to c...

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