Each Friday, when I was in school, meant a spelling test from a book called “Word Wealth.” Usually, it was 15 words that we had to master. The teacher would select 10 words that we needed to spell ...

No longer do students bring home that list of words every Monday to memorize for a test Friday as did their parents, grandparents and even older brothers and sisters. The words are still spelled the ...

Teachers often report the dilemma of children scoring 100 percent correct on a Friday spelling test but misspelling the same words the following week in their writing. Cognitive psychology has given ...

One of the annoying features of the system-wide spell check on Mac's is the fact you have to grab your mouse, right-click the word, and then click again to select the word. Macworld shows off how ...

According to the Oxford Dictionary (and anyone who has ever studied English as a second language), spelling is hard. And misspellings are not only common, but also awkward in professional contexts.

Have you ever been confused about how to spell a certain word? Often people turn to the Internet to know the correct answer. However, there are times when different spellings of the same word are so ...

A new "encrypted spelling test" on Playbuzz is stumping the internet. The quiz replaces letters with numbers and challenges people to choose the correct spelling of words. There are no trick questions ...

Have a hard time spelling "inauguration"? You're not alone. Jan. 21, 2013 — -- Nope, it's not "inaugration." Not "inaguration" either. "Inaugiration"? Not ...