This May, students from across the United States will gather in Washington D.C., for the 100th anniversary of the Scripps Spelling Bee, determined to conquer a spelling system that has baffled us ...

The growth of English whisky over the past decade has been quite the force to be reckoned with. We now have 49 distilleries, with 45 currently up and running; the category is thriving. We all ...

The question is whether we’ll proceed until the end of time making do with a woefully goofy spelling system when English is, for better or for worse, the world’s closest thing to a universal ...

whisky, or whiskey, the latter the spelling common in Ireland and the United States. The earliest appearance in English of the word is in 1715, in A Book of Scottish Pasquils 1568 to 1715 ...

We just haven’t (yet) succeeded much. But first, Henry explores how English spelling found itself in such a parlous state and points to the linguistic and historical origins of our conundrum.

English, sadly, has one of the most chaotic spelling systems in the world. Consider this: “tomb” rhymes with “room” but not with “comb.” “Laughter” rhymes with “after” but not ...

Now, it’s set to launch its first premium English whisky. The brand’s first single malt whiskey was made in partnership with well-known Berkshire-based celebrity chef Alain Roux. This single ...

They've been campaigning for a century to make the spelling of the English language easier and recently picketed a spelling bee in the US to make their point. Welcome to the Simplified Spelling ...

Plans to allow English whisky makers to use the term "single malt" have led to a backlash by Scottish distilleries and politicians. Under proposals being considered by the UK government ...

It’s time to raise your glass to the newest whisky nation in town – England. English whisky has come a long way since the turn of the millennium. There are at least 55 distilleries from the ...

Here are answers to the questions on what the row is about, and what the push to change the definition of English whisky could mean. There’s a potential battle brewing over a proposal to define ...

Advertisement Advertisement There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd. Even the most skilled spellers will admit that English is a ...