pre-, sub-, trans-, inter-, super- / manual, audible, circumference, benevolent, inspire / psychology, philosophy, chaos, democracy, telephone - 43 AD / Latin and Greek influence, Nouns: government, justice, ballet, cuisine, parliament, beef, pork / Verbs: arrive, judge, manage, repair, continue / Adjectives: royal, gentle, honest, noble, precise - 1066 / French influence, oddities like -gh in 'night', 'sight', and 'light', which were already becoming silent. - 1476 / The printing press (William Caxton), The word 'bite' used to sound like 'beet' / 'Meet' and 'mate' were pronounced nearly the same / 'House' once rhymed more closely with 'moose'. - 15th–17th centuries / The Great Vowel Shift, Same meaning: competence / competency, enquire / inquire, / Different meaning: brake / break, plain / plane, complement / compliment - 1755 / Spelling reform (Samuel Johnson), honor (vs. honour), center (vs. centre), defense (vs. defence), plow (vs. plough) - Early 19th century / American Standard (Noah Webster),
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SPELLING EVOLUTION (EXAMPLES)
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