07/04/2009
Michael Rosen asks if spelling reformers have a point when they say that irregular spelling is responsible for anything from teenage pregnancy to the high prison population.
Michael Rosen examines spelling. With a revival of interest in spelling bees, the ability to spell 'properly' is again becoming synonymous with having a good education. But do spelling reformers have a point when they say that irregular spelling is responsible for anything from teenage pregnancy to the high prison population?
Michael also considers the politics of spelling and why computer spell-checkers do not seem to help people with dyslexia.
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- Tue 7 Apr 200916:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 13 Apr 200923:00BBC Radio 4
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