Project Gutenberg 2006-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 280 G. W. White, John Abercrombie, David 1909 1992 White, John, master of a boarding-school Wild, John Magazine, or Animadversions on the English Spelling (1703) Los Angeles : $b The Augustan Reprint Society, $c 1958 Augustan Reprint Society, Publication Number 70 Library of Congress catalog record http://lccn.loc.gov/70364698 says "The author may have been John White ... It may be, however, that the author ... was John Wild." Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Magazine, or Animadversions on the English Spelling" by G. W. is a pamphlet focused on the inconsistencies of English orthography, written in the early 18th century. This work falls under the category of linguistic reform and critiques the complex nature of English spelling, presenting its observations during a time when spelling reform received little attention. The book discusses the illogicalities of traditional English spelling, advocating for improvements to facilitate teaching and learning. In this pamphlet, G. W. presents a detailed analysis of the English alphabet, arguing that many letters and vowel combinations create unnecessary confusion for learners. He critiques the various ways vowels and consonants are used, suggesting a need for a new alphabet with simplified symbols to enhance clarity and efficiency. Through numerous examples, he illustrates the difficulties faced by both native speakers and foreigners in mastering English spelling. G. W. proposes that implementing a more coherent spelling reform could not only ease the learning process but also contribute to a more logical representation of English sounds in writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Orthography and spelling -- Early works to 1800 Spelling reform -- Early works to 1800 PE Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Category: Language & Communication 116298 2025-06-08T13:13:23.374251 text/html 110500 2006-12-18T12:21:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 496193 2006-12-18T12:26:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 585163 2025-06-08T13:13:33.278228 application/epub+zip 584523 2025-06-08T13:13:28.381198 application/epub+zip 105715 2025-06-08T13:13:26.155223 application/epub+zip 966120 2025-06-08T13:13:36.308180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 935993 2025-06-08T13:13:31.353190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245114 2022-09-09T12:58:02.190429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91319 2025-06-08T13:13:22.689238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91034 2006-12-18T12:20:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 37310 2006-12-18T12:26:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 87098 2006-12-18T12:23:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35939 2006-12-18T12:26:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21471 2025-06-08T13:13:36.513178 application/rdf+xml 18195 2025-06-08T13:13:26.756251 image/jpeg 3908 2025-06-08T13:13:26.459278 image/jpeg 592645 2025-06-08T13:13:23.400237 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia