Problems in Traditional Spelling

Online Technical Writing: Spelling Problems - - Homonyms, doubled internal consonants, internal syllables or letters, words ending in -ance and -able, words ending in -cede, -seed and -sede, the silent -e rule, doubling consonants, words ending in -ie, -ei and -y.

The Problem of English Spelling - - Article By Duncan MacGregor showing the anomalies in traditional English spelling and arguments for the need of spelling reform for the English language. Links.

A Study of Some of the Most Commonly Misspelled Words - - An article by Cornell Kimball on the difficulties writers in English face in deciding the dictation of many common words in day-to-day usage. Also contains sources on 11 publications with lists of commonly misspelled words.

Variant Spellings in American English Dictionaries - - An article by Cornell Kimball showing inconsistencies in spellings of many traditional American English words in different dictionaries of the English language.