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The scourge of spellers, silent letters are often a stumbling block when learning how to write in English. To the modern eye, it's unclear what these letters are doing in the words in question, and learners sometimes simply have to memorize them. But the silent letters are very often hidden remnants of how the words passed through different languages on their way to English. Here are 20 words that prove that English spelling is far from rational

Young people are abandoning curated social media in favor a more real and private view of their lives...on social media. Learn ten words from "On Fake Instagram, a Chance to Be Real," The New York Times, Nov. 18, 2015.

In this memoir, the author documents how her childhood was torn apart by her parents' decision to emigrate to America to earn enough money for a house in Mexico.