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X-WR-CALDESC:Have you ever wondered why the English spelling of words is so
 metimes… well… just weird? Come on a surprisingly hilarious journey with u
 s and author Gabe Henry through the history of the English language\, whil
 e we discuss troublemakers like Mark Twain who broke all the rules. \n\nAn
 yone 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 inconsiste
 nt\, why haven’t we tried to fix it? \n\nIn the comic annals of linguistic
  history\, legions of rebel wordsmiths have died on the hill of spelling r
 eform\, risking their reputations to simplify English spelling. This book 
 is about them: Mark Twain\, Eliza Burnz\, Noah Webster\, Upton Sinclair\, 
 Emma Dearborn\, Theodore Roosevelt\, Benjamin Franklin\, and the countless
  other “simplified spellers” who\, for a time in their lives\, became fana
 tic about writing kof instead of cough\, tung for tongue\, and fyzics for 
 physics (and tried futilely to get everyone around them to do it too).\n\n
  In 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 in
 fluence in words like color (without a U)\, plow (without -ugh)\, and the 
 iconic ’90s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Finally\, Henry brings us to th
 e digital age\, where the swift pace of online exchanges now pushes us all
  2ward simplification. \n\nRegister now for this informative and entertain
 ing conversation to find out why Gabe Henry thinks UR not a bad speller\, 
 the English language is. \n\nAbout the Author: Gabe Henry is the author of
  three books including the poetry anthology Eating Salad Drunk\, a humor c
 ollaboration with Jerry Seinfeld\, Bob Odenkirk\, Mike Birbiglia\, Margare
 t Cho\, and other titans of comedy. Eating Salad Drunk was featured in The
  New Yorker in February 2022 (“A Smattering of Haiku for the Burnout Age”)
  and ranked one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of 2022. Henry’s work has b
 een published in TIME\, New York Magazine\, The New Yorker\, the Weekly Hu
 morist\, US News & World Report\, and more. He has spent more than a decad
 e exploring the strange and forgotten history of simplified spelling\, whi
 ch\, by his own admission\, has only made him a worse speller. He lives an
 d works in New York. Learn more at www.gabehenry.com.
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DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered why the English spelling of words is som
 etimes… well… just weird? Come on a surprisingly hilarious journey with us
  and author Gabe Henry through the history of the English language\, while
  we discuss troublemakers like Mark Twain who broke all the rules. \n\nAny
 one 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 s
 ingle letter. So why do we still use it? If our spelling is so inconsisten
 t\, why haven’t we tried to fix it? \n\nIn the comic annals of linguistic 
 history\, legions of rebel wordsmiths have died on the hill of spelling re
 form\, risking their reputations to simplify English spelling. This book i
 s about them: Mark Twain\, Eliza Burnz\, Noah Webster\, Upton Sinclair\, E
 mma Dearborn\, Theodore Roosevelt\, Benjamin Franklin\, and the countless 
 other “simplified spellers” who\, for a time in their lives\, became fanat
 ic about writing kof instead of cough\, tung for tongue\, and fyzics for p
 hysics (and tried futilely to get everyone around them to do it too).\n\n 
 In 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 inf
 luence in words like color (without a U)\, plow (without -ugh)\, and the i
 conic ’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. \n\nRegister now for this informative and entertaini
 ng conversation to find out why Gabe Henry thinks UR not a bad speller\, t
 he English language is. \n\nAbout the Author: Gabe Henry is the author of 
 three books including the poetry anthology Eating Salad Drunk\, a humor co
 llaboration with Jerry Seinfeld\, Bob Odenkirk\, Mike Birbiglia\, Margaret
  Cho\, and other titans of comedy. Eating Salad Drunk was featured in The 
 New Yorker in February 2022 (“A Smattering of Haiku for the Burnout Age”) 
 and ranked one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of 2022. Henry’s work has be
 en published in TIME\, New York Magazine\, The New Yorker\, the Weekly Hum
 orist\, US News & World Report\, and more. He has spent more than a decade
  exploring the strange and forgotten history of simplified spelling\, whic
 h\, by his own admission\, has only made him a worse speller. He lives and
  works in New York. Learn more at www.gabehenry.com.
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Gabe Henry
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