`This is a desperately needed book, explaining clearly the relationship between English pronunciation and spelling and showing the underlying irregularities which are the cause of spelling mistakes. It is an invaluable resource for every student of English.' - Jamal Ardehali, Glasgow University

• Chapter 1 Speaking and Writing; Chapter 2 Finding Phonemes; Chapter 3 Long and Short Vowel Pairs; Chapter 4 Marking Vowel Length; Chapter 5 Complications in Length Marking; Chapter 6 Some Consonant Spellings; Chapter 7 Some Vowel Spellings; Chapter 8 Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes; Chapter 9 Sound-Alike Affixes; Chapter 10 The Spelling of Names; Chapter 11 Rules and Mistakes; Chapter 12 More Than Letters; Chapter 13 American and British Spelling; Chapter 14 Spelling Reform;

`This is a desperately needed book, explaining clearly the relationship between English pronunciation and spelling and showing the underlying irregularities which are the cause of spelling mistakes. It is an invaluable resource for every student of English.' - Jamal Ardehali, Glasgow University

• Chapter 1 Speaking and Writing; Chapter 2 Finding Phonemes; Chapter 3 Long and Short Vowel Pairs; Chapter 4 Marking Vowel Length; Chapter 5 Complications in Length Marking; Chapter 6 Some Consonant Spellings; Chapter 7 Some Vowel Spellings; Chapter 8 Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes; Chapter 9 Sound-Alike Affixes; Chapter 10 The Spelling of Names; Chapter 11 Rules and Mistakes; Chapter 12 More Than Letters; Chapter 13 American and British Spelling; Chapter 14 Spelling Reform;

`This is a desperately needed book, explaining clearly the relationship between English pronunciation and spelling and showing the underlying irregularities which are the cause of spelling mistakes. It is an invaluable resource for every student of English.' - Jamal Ardehali, Glasgow University

• Chapter 1 Speaking and Writing; Chapter 2 Finding Phonemes; Chapter 3 Long and Short Vowel Pairs; Chapter 4 Marking Vowel Length; Chapter 5 Complications in Length Marking; Chapter 6 Some Consonant Spellings; Chapter 7 Some Vowel Spellings; Chapter 8 Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes; Chapter 9 Sound-Alike Affixes; Chapter 10 The Spelling of Names; Chapter 11 Rules and Mistakes; Chapter 12 More Than Letters; Chapter 13 American and British Spelling; Chapter 14 Spelling Reform;