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  26 September 2026Words that sound identical and mean nothing alikeTheir, there, they're — and forty more homophones that survive spellcheck because both spellings are real words. Why English has so many, and how to keep them straight.
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  21 September 2026Why English spelling lies about pronunciationThrough, though, thought, tough. The reason English spelling is so disconnected from sound is historical, and knowing the history makes the exceptions predictable.