there have been movements to reform the spelling of the English language. Such spelling reform seeks to change English orthography so that it is more...
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many languages have undergone such reforms. Recent high-profile examples are the German orthography reform of 1996 and the on-off Portuguese spelling reform...
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well-known patterns of spelling differences between the American and British varieties of English. However, English-language spelling reform has rarely been...
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occasionally been English-language spelling reform proposals, at least since the 16th century, but they have made little impact apart from a few spellings preferred...
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Cut Spelling is a system of English-language spelling reform which reduces redundant letters and makes substitutions to improve correspondence with the...
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The Simplified Spelling Board was an American organization created in 1906 to reform the spelling of the English language, making it simpler and easier...
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English Phonotypic Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet developed by Sir Isaac Pitman and Alexander John Ellis originally as an English language spelling reform...
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grammar, or spelling. Purism aligns the language with a form which is deemed 'purer'. Language reforms are intentional changes to language; this article...
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caused by English spelling's irregularity and to improve literacy and reduce learning costs, including through the use of spelling reform. The Society...
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alphabets. Spelling reforms are attempts to regularise English spelling, whether by enforcing a regular set of rules, or by replacing the basic English alphabet...
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