Category Archives: spelling

Excitement or illiteracy?

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

Here is Sopio Zhgenti’s second blogpost, once again on Virginia Woolf: The previous blog post I wrote was about Virginia Woolf and the nicknames she used with people close to her. This time, I would like to continue talking about … Continue reading →

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The spelling of a president’s daughter

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Ingrid Tieken

Inge Otto, research master student at the University of Leiden, wrote her BA thesis this summer on the letters of Abigail Adams, the daughter of one of the presidents of the United States. What follows is a summary of her … Continue reading →

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