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Spelling: as easy as ABC?
Spelling. It’s a great leveller. The most academically decorated can find it difficult, and someone without a single formal qualification can find it as easy as, well, as easy as ABC. If you are lucky enough to be in the latter category, it can be bewildering to encounter others who are not equally as adept [...]
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