I have compiled a new collection of memory aids, or mnemonics, for spelling and other word topics. A frequent spelling mistake involves "capital" versus "capitol." A capital is the city where the main ...

The longest word in any major English dictionary is 45 letters long! The word is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisand it is the name of a medical ...

Over the last thousand years English spelling has been influenced by lots of different languages, including French, German and Latin. Because English has borrowed words from other languages, lots of ...