Project Gutenberg 2023-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 182 Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford 1838 1915 09026304 English spelling and spelling reform $aUnited States :$bHarper and Brothers, $c1909. "The main ideas underlying the treatment here found of English orthography were embodied in an article which appeared in the Atlantic monthly for June, 1907."--Pref. Confessions of a spelling reformer -- Attitude of the educated -- The orthographic situation: The problem. Movement of vowel-sounds. The vowels. The digraphs. The consonants -- The question of Honor -- Methods of relief -- Objections, real or reputed: Loss of knowledge of derivation. Likeness of spelling in words with unlike meanings. Existing books rendered valueless. Impossibility of phonetic spelling -- The final consideration The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "English Spelling and Spelling Reform" by Thomas R. Lounsbury is a scholarly treatise written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the complexities and inconsistencies of English orthography and advocates for spelling reform as a means to address these issues. The author, an emeritus professor, shares his thoughts on the challenges faced in promoting spelling changes and the societal attitudes that hinder progress. At the start, Lounsbury reflects on the backlash against spelling reform that arose after a presidential order was issued in 1906, critiquing the arguments presented by opponents. He expresses frustration at the lack of original thought in the critiques and shares his personal reflections on the complexities of English spelling, highlighting the strong emotional ties that society has to traditional spellings. The opening establishes a framework for discussing the broader orthographic challenges presented in the following chapters, suggesting the need for a thorough understanding of the language’s history and characteristics to effectively address these spelling issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/englishspellings00lounuoft/page/n7/mode/2up 20220820165308lounsbury 1909 US Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English language -- Orthography and spelling Spelling reform PE Text Category: Language & Communication 648424 2025-06-27T14:04:47.567474 text/html 619558 2023-03-01T12:42:47 text/html 498007 2025-06-27T14:04:58.561375 application/epub+zip 499463 2025-06-27T14:04:50.014434 application/epub+zip 312893 2025-06-27T14:04:48.653447 application/epub+zip 966700 2025-06-27T14:05:04.019375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 883070 2025-06-27T14:04:57.391403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502439 2025-06-27T14:04:45.930421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502223 2023-03-01T12:42:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18737 2025-06-27T14:05:04.173338 application/rdf+xml 9585 2025-06-27T14:04:49.048460 image/jpeg 1572 2025-06-27T14:04:48.848447 image/jpeg 177262 2023-03-01T12:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 704176 2023-03-01T12:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 719411 2025-06-27T14:04:47.618431 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