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116: Enough Is Enuf (with Gabe Henry)

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Spelling reform in English: a constant failure? Or a secret success? Waves upon waves of optimists have tried to make English spelling reflect its sound and escape its etymological origins, but have never seen their vision fully realised. Author Gabe Henry has chronicled the attempts, and he joins us on this episode.

Gabe is the author of Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell, available from Dey Street Books.

Timestamps

  • Cold open: 0:00
  • Intros: 1:44
  • News: 9:50
  • Related or Not: 32:21
  • Interview with Gabe Henry: 49:23
  • Words of the Week: 1:33:41
  • Comment: 1:50:50
  • The Reads: 1:53:57
  • Outtakes: 2:03:28
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Content provided by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Spelling reform in English: a constant failure? Or a secret success? Waves upon waves of optimists have tried to make English spelling reflect its sound and escape its etymological origins, but have never seen their vision fully realised. Author Gabe Henry has chronicled the attempts, and he joins us on this episode.

Gabe is the author of Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell, available from Dey Street Books.

Timestamps

  • Cold open: 0:00
  • Intros: 1:44
  • News: 9:50
  • Related or Not: 32:21
  • Interview with Gabe Henry: 49:23
  • Words of the Week: 1:33:41
  • Comment: 1:50:50
  • The Reads: 1:53:57
  • Outtakes: 2:03:28
  continue reading

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