Chandler acknowledges that little or non-existent spelling instruction puts children with an existing or emerging learning ...

Some of the brightest young minds just finished showcasing their knowledge of the English language. While most might never reach their level of expertise, we wanted to know: Why do we struggle to ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous — and prestigious — academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

Clever web site PhoneSpell takes the numbers of any phone number and suggests words they spell for easier memorization. For example, 836-8725 spells "tent-sale", "vent-salt" and "tent-pals." Not every ...

In any Word document, click "File" and then "Options." Open the Proofing tab and uncheck the "Ignore words in UPPERCASE" box. Press "OK." If you have "Check spelling as you type" enabled, all ...

A new "encrypted spelling test" that replaces letters with numbers is stumping the internet. There are no trick questions, but it might make your brain hurt a little.

In Windows, you will see an option called Add to dictionary in various software like Microsoft Word, different Note-taking apps, web browsers, and so on. Whenever you add a word to the spell-checking ...

Hello. I apologize for asking a such an application-specific question in this general forum, but I am desperate. In Microsoft Word, under Windows 7, I'm finding that the "Ignore" and the "Ignore All" ...