Can You Spell Well Enough?

The English language is infamous for its difficult spelling, and while no immediate changes appear on the horizon, reformists of the language continue their quest to change English spelling. “The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is said to have joked that the word ‘fish’ could legitimately be spelled ‘ghoti,’ by using the ‘gh’ sound from ‘enough,’ the ‘o’ sound from ‘women,’ and the ‘ti’ sound from ‘action.'” writes the Christian Science Monitor. “The Associated Press reported that this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee was picketed by four protesters, some dressed in bee costumes, who distributed buttons reading ‘Enuf is enuf. Enough is too much’.”