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The Schwa

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.


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Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
The schwa is one significant reason that English is difficult to spell. A single sound that can be spelled many different ways leads to occasional confusion for almost all of us. And even the very best spellers sometimes have to admit, I fought the schwa and the schwa won.

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