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... spelling is a merely human contrivance , and must be capable of explanation by historical methods . It may be a laborious busines to explain the modern spelling of every English word , but of course it can be done ; and perhaps it is ...
... spelling is a merely human contrivance , and must be capable of explanation by historical methods . It may be a laborious busines to explain the modern spelling of every English word , but of course it can be done ; and perhaps it is ...
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... spelling , i . e . of spelling a word one way and pronouncing it another , has grown upon us unawares , merely because we have been too lazy or too indifferent to reform our spelling from time to time with sufficient frequency . The ...
... spelling , i . e . of spelling a word one way and pronouncing it another , has grown upon us unawares , merely because we have been too lazy or too indifferent to reform our spelling from time to time with sufficient frequency . The ...
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... spelling . The moment that we propose to write cleen for clean , in accordance with common usage , up jumps the objector who has been lying in wait for this very opportunity , and says : - " Then you would actually propose to represent ...
... spelling . The moment that we propose to write cleen for clean , in accordance with common usage , up jumps the objector who has been lying in wait for this very opportunity , and says : - " Then you would actually propose to represent ...
Contents
OFFICERS AND COUNCIL 19067 | 7 |
ERNST CURTIUS BY THOMAS HODGKIN FELLOW OF THE ACADEMY | 31 |
NEUTRAL DUTIES IN A MARITIME WAR AS ILLUSTRATED BY RECENT | 55 |
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