British vs American English words you didn’t know were different

English is spoken everywhere. Do British and American English words confuse you sometimes? Don’t worry, many learners face ...
Los Angeles Times

Here’s how English spelling got so strange

Take a look at the following English words: butcher, squirrel, mortgage, and choir. Does something seem off about them? At one point in time, the words move and love rhymed. So did blood, good, and ...
The Conversation

Does your child struggle with spelling? This might help

Misty Adoniou is a Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne and an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra. She is the author of the Cambridge University Press book 'Spelling ...
The Conversation

What spelling bees can tell us about learning to spell – and what they get wrong

Misty Adoniou has received recent government funding to investigate the needs of refugee learners, and to evaluate the implementation of Professional Standards for Teachers. She is affiliated with ACT ...