C's and S's etc

English is a tough language to learn. I feel fortunate that it's my mother tongue rather than trying to learn it later.

I am lucky also that I am good at spelling as many in my generation had their spelling ability disrupted by ITA (early phonics). My typing is however approximate/rubbish (fine motor skills) so I have to check everything!

I am unfamiliar with the S/C confusion - maybe you could offer an example?

The S/Z difference in words like 'apologise'/'apologize' is a UK vs. US English thing. Either seems to be acceptable these days.

The 'ph' is generally encountered when the word is rooted in Greek e.g. telephone, sphere because the Greek letter phi is their F sound. I guess that doesn't necessarily help!

And the ie/ei can be tricky. I tended to memorise the spellings as a child and browse the dictionary for hours. Autistic intense interest #5 in a series...

I was also taught ITA English, when I got to Primary school, they had never heard of it, I ended up in remedial lessons. It’s only recently that I’ve realised I’m dyslexic, even autocorrect often can’t guess the words I’m trying to use.

I was also taught ITA English, when I got to Primary school, they had never heard of it, I ended up in remedial lessons. It’s only recently that I’ve realised I’m dyslexic, even autocorrect often can’t guess the words I’m trying to use.