Sound & Spelling

The hidden logic of nicknames

What “Rob” and “Andy” teach us about language

Oct 1, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The strangest letter of the alphabet

The rise and fall of yogh

Sep 3, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

How the alphabet began

And some Dead Language Society lore

Jul 16, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

Why English doesn’t use accents

And why French is full of them

Jun 18, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

Why English spelling will never make sense

The history of English spelling reform

May 24, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The lost letters of the English alphabet

And why they didn't survive

May 21, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

How the Black Death reshaped English

Unearthing the causes of the Great Vowel Shift

Mar 19, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The invention that ruined English writing

Because it came 25 years too early

Feb 12, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

What I wish everyone knew about runes before doing a Google search.

Mar 7, 2023 • Colin Gorrie

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