Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? - Arika Okrent
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Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from “action,” and you could argue that “g-h-o-t-i” spells “fish.” So, how did English get like this? Arika Okrent explores the complexity of English spelling conventions.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Arika Okrent
- Director Emily Howells, Aaron Brady
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Music Aaron Brady
- Sound Designer Aaron Brady
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
- Script Editor Molly Bryson
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace