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...have growen wery of spelynge wordes allwaies in one waye and now affect diversite. The chief vertew of my reform is that it makes the spelynge express the moode of the wryter. For instance, if yew are fealin frenly, ye kin spel frenly-like. Butte if yew wyshe to indicate that, thogh nott of hyghe bloode, yew are compleately atte one with the aristokrasy, yew canne double alle youre consonnantts, prollonge mosstte of yourre vowelles and adde a fynalle 'e' wherevverre itte iss requirred. Thysse gyvves a sennsse of leissuure ande quiette dygnittie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Frenly Noshun | 11/15/1943 | See Source »

...cutting my hare two thurds eech time for what is left insted of all over. If twant shes turibel neer sigted Id have ketched hell an she wuld have busted the barber an now theys compney comin an I dasent do it no more for qite a spel nor wont git to reed it out in the barn like I ben. This is to leave you know abowt why I aint reedin TIME if you shuld heer I quit on you an not leave you think I done it a purpus. TIME brings home more humunt events than my dogs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 10, 1941 | 11/10/1941 | See Source »

...fonology a spasm. I never saw em used for the sound in seem. It is always as in gem,-hem. To skolars c is merely the round form of k and some day wil be displaced by k; but we leav cream as no one mispronounces it. "-But we spel leag so foreners and children won't pronouns it in 2 sylables like ague. They call head heed, like bead, but our hed is clearer as is our shorter and better hav; but have will be pronounsd like gave, lave, nave, rave, save, wave. We all know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 4, 1925 | 5/4/1925 | See Source »

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