716 - What's Up With Words That Are Spelled the Same but Sound Different?

Published: Aug. 23, 2019, midnight

SUS-pect and sus-PECT. IN-valid and in-VALID. English is filled with words that are spelled the same but sound different. We dug in and found a few interesting reasons.\nLINKS AND SPONSORS |\nMagoosh: http://magoosh.com code: GRAMMAR |\nBank of America.: http://careers.bankofamerica.com |\nBabbel: http://babbel.com |\nGrammar Girl Email Newsletter |\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/newsletters |\nGRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |\nOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/iPadGrammarPop |\nFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopMobile |\nPEEVE WARS CARD GAME |\nhttps://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grammar-girl-s-peeve-wars |\nGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |\nhttp://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks |\nGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK |\nVOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)