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ERIC Number: EJ490720
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Why Big Businesses Break Spelling Rules.
Nilsen, Alleen Pace
English Journal, v83 n5 p48-53 Sep 1994
Describes the reasons that companies frequently misspell words that are part of product names. Provides many examples of such misspellings, along with an analysis of why the words were misspelled. (HB)
Descriptors: Advertising, Business, Creative Writing, English Curriculum, English Instruction, High Schools, Spelling, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Literature Instruction
Note: Special Issue: Breaking the Rules.