The spectre of Maltese orthography has reared its ugly head once again. After years of wasted time labouring on the correctness of Maltese spelling we are once again witnessing a national debate about ...

In English orthography, compound words can be written in a variety of ways - as a single word, e.g. bedroom, with a hyphen (make-up) or with a space (washing machine). But what features actually ...

“But here’s the thing,” wrote David Shariatmadari in The Guardian a couple of weeks ago. “English orthography makes no sense.” No sense? I know it is exaggeration for the sake of humor (no quibble ...