Loading the player...

Schwa

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.
Featuring: Peter Sokolowski

More Ask the Editor Videos

  1. Lay vs. Lie

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    467,887 views
  2. 'Try and' vs. 'Try to'

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    310,161 views
  3. Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    333,345 views
  4. Fun, Funner, Funnest

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    289,510 views
  5. 2014 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    152,813 views
  6. How the Months Got Their Names

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    237,070 views
  7. Webster's Dictionary of 1864

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    91,486 views
  8. Old-School Grammar

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    268,899 views
  9. Schwa

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    181,511 views
  10. That vs. Which

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    318,050 views
  11. i.e. vs. e.g.

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    145,998 views
  12. Longest Word in the Dictionary

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    189,530 views
  13. Its vs. It's

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    109,365 views
  14. Weird Plurals

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    245,483 views
  15. Defenestration

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    110,190 views
  16. Irregardless

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    724,251 views
  17. Okay?

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    272,366 views
  18. What 'Ironic' Really Means

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    151,011 views
  19. 'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    124,119 views
  20. The Awkward Case of 'His or Her'

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    142,287 views
  21. How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    84,006 views
  22. Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    146,152 views
  23. Soop vs. Soup

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    102,790 views
  24. Ghost Word

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    122,433 views
  25. Hopefully

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    124,274 views
  26. Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    172,135 views
  27. Who vs. Whom

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    103,979 views
  28. Octopus

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    269,650 views

More Ask the Editor Videos

  1. Lay vs. Lie

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    467,887 views
  2. 'Try and' vs. 'Try to'

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    310,161 views
  3. Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    333,345 views
  4. Fun, Funner, Funnest

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    289,510 views
  5. 2014 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    152,813 views
  6. How the Months Got Their Names

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    237,070 views
  7. Webster's Dictionary of 1864

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    91,486 views
  8. Old-School Grammar

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    268,899 views
  9. Schwa

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    181,511 views
  10. That vs. Which

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    318,050 views
  11. i.e. vs. e.g.

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    145,998 views
  12. Longest Word in the Dictionary

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    189,530 views
  13. Its vs. It's

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    109,365 views
  14. Weird Plurals

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    245,483 views
  15. Defenestration

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    110,190 views
  16. Irregardless

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    724,251 views
  17. Okay?

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    272,366 views
  18. What 'Ironic' Really Means

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    151,011 views
  19. 'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    124,119 views
  20. The Awkward Case of 'His or Her'

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    142,287 views
  21. How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    84,006 views
  22. Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    146,152 views
  23. Soop vs. Soup

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    102,790 views
  24. Ghost Word

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    122,433 views
  25. Hopefully

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    124,274 views
  26. Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

    Featuring: Emily Brewster
    172,135 views
  27. Who vs. Whom

    Featuring: Peter Sokolowski
    103,979 views
  28. Octopus

    Featuring: Kory Stamper
    269,650 views