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Author Talk: Making English Eezier to Spell with Gabe Henry

Verona Public Library

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Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 01:00 pm

1 hour

500 Silent St, Verona, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53593

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Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm (CDT)

500 Silent St, Wisconsin 53593

500 Silent St, Verona, WI 53593-1252, United States

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Author Talk: Making English Eezier to Spell with Gabe Henry
Anyone who has the misfortune to write in English will, every now and then, struggle with its spelling. In our erratic system, choir and liar rhyme, daughter and laughter don’t, and somehow you and ewe can’t agree on a single letter. So why do we still use it? If our spelling is so inconsistent, why haven’t we tried to fix it?

In his book "Enough is Enuf", Gabe Henry humorously traces the “simplified spelling movement” from medieval England to Revolutionary America, from the birth of standup comedy to contemporary pop music, and explores its lasting influence in words like color (without a U), plow (without -ugh), and the iconic ’90s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Finally, Henry brings us to the digital age, where the swift pace of online exchanges now pushes us all 2ward simplification.

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Author Talk: Making English Eezier to Spell with Gabe Henry, 17 September | Event in Verona | AllEvents
Author Talk: Making English Eezier to Spell with Gabe Henry
Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 01:00 pm