TY - BOOK AU - Beason larry TI - Eyes before ease SN - 0071459545 (pbk) U1 - 428.1 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - McGraw.hill KW - Eyes--Before--Ease N1 - Contents Acknowledgments ix Note on Symbols xi CHAPTER 1 Why Spelling Still Matters 1 CHAPTER 2 Don't Trust a Terminator with Your Spelling 15 CHAPTER 3 Do Spelling Bees Pollinate? 37 CHAPTER 4 Ancient Warriors and Modern Spelling 51 CHAPTER 5 The Difficult Middle Years 69 CHAPTER 6 The Return of the King's English 97 CHAPTER 7 Can English Be Made to Behave? 115 CHAPTER 8 If Finland Can, Why Can't We? 137 CHAPTER 9 Why We Misspell 173 CHAPTER 10 Of Rules and Fools 209 CHAPTER 11 Today's Misspelling, Tomorrow's Dictionary Entry 249 Bibliography 261 Index 265 ER -