digraphs

I was using "digraphs" for the "ae" and "oe" spellings KC mentioned; when I got to the OED I discovered some of the spellings used ligatures, but being the lazy man I am I didn't bother rewriting the sentence to reflect the fact.

languagehat.com: THE CRACK. 2005

Actual teachers in actual classrooms use a combination of techniques including memorization of the most common words encountered in texts (so-called “sight words”) and phonics-based strategies that entail teaching kids to listen for beginning and ending sounds, then vowel sounds, digraphs and blends.

Matthew Yglesias » Teaching Reading Right 2009

For maximum speed and efficiency, the most common letters and digraphs should be the easiest to type.

Union County before the QWERTY tyranny Dan 2007

In Serbian Latin alphabet there are two digraphs – lj and nj they represent the palatal lateral aproximant and palatal nasal, respectively, and they are both written in the same box in crosswords.

Crossword puzzle | Linguism 2009

Or alternatively, perhaps it's possible that digraphs like ph had become a common tactic to imply a loanword, whether from Greek or not.

The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009

It is more difficult to type digraphs with adjacent fingers than non-adjacent fingers.

Archive 2007-08-01 Dan 2007

There are digraphs where two letters make one totally new sound, like th and ch and sh.

Anything But Typical Nora Raleigh Baskin 2009

It is more difficult to type digraphs with adjacent fingers than non-adjacent fingers.

Union County before the QWERTY tyranny Dan 2007

There are digraphs where two letters make one totally new sound, like th and ch and sh.

Anything But Typical Nora Raleigh Baskin 2009

For maximum speed and efficiency, the most common letters and digraphs should be the easiest to type.

Archive 2007-08-01 Dan 2007