7 Weird Spellings That Are Actually Correct
Which word made you slip up the most during grade-school spelling tests? One that confuses a lot of folks is "Wednesday," the only day of the week with a silent letter. While the spelling seems like it was invented to trick kindergarteners, there's actually a perfectly good reason "Wednesday" is
spelled with a silent "d" in the middle. It comes from the Old English Wōdnesdæg ("Woden’s day"), reflecting the ancient Germanic practice of naming the days of the week after prominent gods — in this case, Woden (also known as Odin). As it turns out, other strange English spellings also...
