Why phonetic spelling isn't effective

Rod Pitcher

By Rod Pitcher
Community contribution / August 8, 2014

Many people have proposed that words be spelt phonetically, that is, how they sound. Mostly phonetic spelling is suggested because, it is claimed, it would be easier to read and would take away some of the odd spellings of English words. This, it is again claimed, would make it easier for children to learn to spell.

However, it seems to me, that those people who want phonetic spelling have not thought through all the problems that ...

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Rod lives in Waramanga, a south-western suburb of Canberra, Australia’s capital, with a black cat named Dog to keep him company. He has six university degrees, including a PhD in Education, and has a number of academic publications including five ebooks. He spends a lot of his time reading all sorts of things about all sorts of topics.

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