Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Why is English so Hard to Spell?

Consider this list of words:  depression/ though/ government/ law/ castle/ knight/ elevation/ cough/ victory/ congregation/ London.  You place them in groups according to what you think their source language is: Anglo-Saxon, French or Latin.

Old English spoken for us.

Then the Vikings are busy   leading to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Speaking of castles, we come to Middle English.   And for a review, we look at it all here.

Homework:
Read the handout "Writing English as a Second Language" and be ready to discuss tomorrow.  As you read, underline any words you are not sure about.

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