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Word Lady dissects the 'crazy' English language
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Anglican Journal
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September 1, 2008
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WHO HASN'T struggled with the irregular and irrational spellings of the English language? Even the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary admits the pitfalls are numerous. "Some of our spelling still reflects old French pronunciation, even though French itself moved on how crazy is that?" says Katherine Barber of Oxford University Press, still known to many as the Word Lady, the moniker she earned doing guest spots on CBC Radio.
On June 9 at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Toronto, Ms. Barber (also a chorister at the church) presented a light-hearted talk entitled Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do With Pigs, which is also the name of her 2006 book. Subtitled "A History ...
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