A plea for spelling reform; a series of tracts comp. from the Phonetic journal and other periodicals, recommending an enlarged alphabet and a reformed spelling of the English language - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...confusion--one of " the works of darknett "--not in the literary world alone, but in social life also, as any legion of imps of darkness could desire; and, as lovers of peace and quietness will set their faces against any change in spelling, consoling themselves with the reflection that it is better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of. We give below specimens of two of these schemes, one of the best, and one of the worst that we have seen. The first is by Mr E. Jones, of Liverpool, and the other is taken from the Normal Herald, a United States newspaper, published--or was published in October 1874,--at Lake City, Michigan.--Extracts from an " Esay on Self-Ctdtuer" by W. E. Chaning. It iz cheefly throo books that we enjoy intercors with supeerior meinds; and theez invaluabel meenz ov comueuicaishon ar in teech ov aul. In the best books, grait men tauk tu us--giv us ther most preshus thots--and poer ther soels intu ourz. (rod be (Aankt for books. Thay ar the voisez ov the distant and the ded, and mails us airz ov the spiritual lief ov past aijez. Books ar the true levelerz. Thay giv tu aul hoo wil faiiAfuIly uez them, the sosiety, the spiritual presens ov the best and graitest ov our rais. No mater how poor I am--no mater tho the prosperus ov my oen tiem wil not enter my obscuer dweling--if the saicred rieterz wil enter and taik up ther aboed under my roof--if Milton wil cros my Areshold and sing tu me ov Paradiez; and Shakspeer tu open tu me the wurldz ov imajinaishon and the wurkingz ov the hueman hart; and Franklin tu enrich me with hiz practical wizdom, I shal not pein for wont ov intelectual companionship, and I may bekum a cultivated man, tho ecsclwded from whot iz cauld the best sosiety in the plais wher I liv. I...

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