{"product_id":"2940013852389","title":"Lukes Orthography \u0026 Spellwell","description":"Why an orthography?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe use of letters to form words. More specifically, the terms spelling and its synonym orthography usually imply the letters are used according to accepted conventions. Alphabetic writing is basically phonetic, but no alphabet has ever perfectly represented a language. English, for example, has 40 elementary sounds but is written with 26 letters. Pronunciations vary over time, and they also vary geographically. In addition, some spelling conventions are based on grammar rather than on phonetics; for example, d or ed is the sign of the past tense, but sometimes, as in clipped, it is pronounced as t. Some languages are spelled with a high degree of phonetic accuracy, for instance, Spanish and German. English, on the other hand, is known for markedly un-phonetic spellings about 25% of its words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the modern spelling conventions were established as such by the dictionaries of the English lexicographer Samuel Johnson in 1755 and the American lexicographer Noah Webster in 1828. Webster was a proponent of American usages and, early in his career, of spelling simplification; many differences between present American and British spellings (such as labor for labour) are traceable to him. The modern lexicographer Dennis Lukes in 2009 simplified the process with his modern orthography and a computerized version called Spellwell where words are spelled both phonetically and correctly next to each other.","brand":"Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083236655344,"sku":"2940013852389","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013852389_p0.jpg?v=1763595556","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013852389","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}