http://blog.voyou.org/2008/09/18/one-more-effort-if-you-would-be-spelling-reformers/ Lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:32:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.voyou.org/2008/09/18/one-more-effort-if-you-would-be-spelling-reformers/comment-page-1/#comment-32317 Richard Comaish Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:51:58 +0000 http://blog.voyou.org/?p=364#comment-32317 Perhaps the accent of '(s)he who gets on with it without so much discussion' will prevail, in any successful attempt at spelling reform? The 'Simplified Spelling Society' may be 'a charming example of early-twentieth-century rationalism,' but refering to it simply as 'the Spelling Society' belongs to the new millenium. As a member, I too have often thought that 'I should work on a historical analysis of spelling reform proposals,' but I'm not sure how the 'materialist' concept would contribute to such a study. Perhaps the accent of ‘(s)he who gets on with it without so much discussion’ will prevail, in any successful attempt at spelling reform?
The ‘Simplified Spelling Society’ may be ‘a charming example of early-twentieth-century rationalism,’ but refering to it simply as ‘the Spelling Society’ belongs to the new millenium.
As a member, I too have often thought that ‘I should work on a historical analysis of spelling reform proposals,’ but I’m not sure how the ‘materialist’ concept would contribute to such a study.

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