GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The first spelling reform was proposed and immediately ignored because chaos won the vote.

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Spelling reforms have had mixed success. Noah Webster's reforms changed some American spellings, but many English spelling oddities remain from history.

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Greek and Hebrew are both ancient and modern languages — languages that refused to retire.Cambodian has 74 letters — an alphabet that refuses to be concise.The phrase “you know what I mean” was invented to cover for unclear thoughts.The first tongue twister was invented to humble confident speakers.A semicolon exists for people who can’t commit to ending a thought.Russian uses the Cyrillic script, which originated from the Greek alphabet — proof that even alphabets have ancestors.See all Grammar Crimes Division facts →

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