Mnemonics can also be used to remember tricky homophone spellings. For example, ‘their’ is a possessive word - it has the word ‘heir’ in it - which is someone who may inherit lots of ...
So why does it have upwards of 20 historical spellings - with four still in use today? Head to Trellech, in rural Monmouthshire, and you may spot something unusual. Alongside the typical village ...
THE way spellings are getting mutilated and phrases are being reduced to acronyms on instant messaging platforms would make Wren and Martin purists agonise over the thousand cuts their beloved ...