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Spell Like a Pro: Easy Tips for 10 Difficult English Spelling Words

Some words consistently challenge even the most adept spellers. In today’s blog post, we’ll delve into ten words that are particularly tricky and offer mnemonic devices to help you remember how to spell them. Accommodation Definition: Lodging or a place to stay. Why it’s difficult: Spellers often forget the double ‘c’ and double ‘m’ in this word. Mnemonic device:  The mnemonic ‘two cots need two mattresses’ will remind you of the double c and double m in accommodation.   Conscience Definition: An inner feeling or voice that acts as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behaviour. W...

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Five reasons why English spelling is so difficult

Does it sometimes feel like just as you’ve got to grips with a spelling rule, you are faced with a number of situations where that rule doesn’t apply? You’re not alone. Here are five reasons why English is such a hard language to learn… English words are from all over the place The English language has been heavily influenced by European invaders; art, music and literature; the colonisation of other countries; and immigration. Even common-sounding words can originate from far-away places, such as: ‘rucksack’ (borrowed from German) or ‘pyjamas’ (borrowed from Hindi).   There are different ways of spelling the same sound Bec...

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