, 1879-02-05
SPELLING REFORM.
A1phabeticat Changes md Rules for r.,.,u
Spelling.


10 ths Editor p5 The Tribune,
Cn1cAoo, Fcb. 4.-1he suggestions and ,,,..
reproduced IN 1nE Tribune Of Feb, from n.
Educational 1'tek'y Of Nov. 20, 1877, are IN w. W.
main excellent. But, to Afford thc pr,,,.,,
facility antl cxactncss, q few changes ,b,,.,.
would seem to he requisite, which mil eudt.,,
oflo point out:
10 aduslon to long md short 4, as 10 mt.
and nlat, there should 10 double a, Is in f.r.
The letter should not bc adopted for It,
chntr. and =, 1,.c,, tcre nr,v ,.t,, ~ VI to.' LII
special fules.
iho short should not hare The sound o. i,
not, but OF fn for, Lord, war, etc., then IN.
,1oui,, m nn,, % ,,.a. ~ '"a t. 10 Iepreaentea "
~, ~ ".s' -. .."s VI u" "s ht'ost O. and iarl
oo away win thoRo complications entiteft.
The II, besides long an.l short SOUNDS II /,
tune and tun, should hare double !, ,or,d ::
In the vor, full. pui tLc n,cson, o',a..s' '.uM
shonia be Asea for that o'ilT. In the arels
copied IRON the Educational ltfetfV ,hcrt !. n
yowe! TO rcprestJ1r that torr,,l. tyrcnt ,,ooh,..
wbtcl, II stetc n,,1a IN ron-rcon, ,r.,..
a. nro T., fro,1 .ha o.s,o. r., w.. '"u eeun9-
ieaa ~ complications m IN fu'l n'd fool, xo1!l
anu wooctl. pull a,nl poot,-romplication, It.
tlrely ayot1c1 by ,,stnf+ t,,r ~ 1n,la - .,t.
tbot voro, ,,t,. =, nj, H. ""uis - at,'t
.n,,, III. -, ~, W. -, ese" '''a' II nh 'at
so'." o1aetty III 1'c u'phthohs oa, IN oi'f, aud
weep, etc., the first sound In zach bcino th,, Il
u IN fu,1 "
~. ..x =, ~. .,,.
i.c so""u u H. as III talt'' "on'l be co''
fectly represented by a,'tt h, as at pse.sat;
but TINT Of iii in "lhe," SHOULD hare i ues
L.
crOsat,i near fl,c tnr,' inns r"nrcscntlo@ hoth
and h: and II MIGHT hr namci H.. mi ,'ont.i
for lint m1,ri,.nse,l worti. th,,s .arny r..
thirds Of tin. Inhr ami rt,',m isl, IN rr,to,
a,,i printing II. W,,rn mi u.rl nion. y n "s san
represent til in then, that, etc, U "''"~ y '''N
| entirely, III k nti,l can nlway. rct,re,tn, tis
soaud Of om: ejther th.. shnrt A. Inn9 ~.
rectiy REPRESENTS :. when rsc'i aftcs con.oa.st.
| as ii u,ily, try, ctc.. uni thr sht,rt / ,lt1s
| rep5csentS Tie : snl,nd when u,cl either Sstos
or after a yowcI NJ In xor,, or hor ri f.h.,s 4
hs, t,o so,in,i. a. IL INV i sh;,,,d H. A,,ntsxi
With: untl + i, ni,yavs nr,,nrriv ranres,p,sIt.
| Es fnr by r. ii = wars nfjnnfri for IL
1T nav be o,keI. why ,1ot lisa for ktHls
wn1IIl b. a sayinr al nm inttrrf Became .hs
L ntuI 4 wa ,nttsf' have. fo ,1se senar,tpIr M
il hit litte uaell: mi n ia tcsiruble Ia h,,t
inst IA few chnrartrrs ia noas,lc and tturt,ett
ali tfc sounds tu nri,n,tncIatjon. 10 thsrs netf
nccG hc nnn"rt ctntr r. r. snsi,nr oftcr ths rrie,a
! alphaUet Ia otcc lrarnuI.l
| A for the M. su11na IN rnple. |. II nnneces.
snry nnl inortfeti,. m,ui oniy nort,alIy in III:
iut II II wcre renl)y tIcrrssary. # .bouli J.,
snclie,i unpkul. 1ctf}nat ff,n irt,prs IN thtt n
weil n. in nil ntiIrs wnr3s. 1mrforn, ,br,t
| iepit,tnot,. nfiiccs fn ,ur r"fo,,f, st.lfnq n
mint M mnrr n,r,";,ns a,,,i S,rtrf;on, mi
,,xe;a; ~. than ~, at,s,,usnlv merrs,atr Ii
r1,i,,, ,I,nt ..of 49,. Iii rsaais Il raoni+sa
4. II in -, In a1,,rc H.. si,ort htfot.
reTrcsents fhs sn,,pi1 IL, snu,r ~. would ID
f., mir nrcsent snciIinr '''o 'A"'0 ~
1'ho iiatinrttona h.tT.cu The ,onr nnd short
vo.nIa ,nnv In ..a,iv ~ ~, he horiznntaI liz,
ncr,s. H." csutra X asaS =, ii.tinyuith Il II
innTs tho ,S,nrt rctn,,,,inr a. ,,',,r ma,Jr: tta
tiot,b,e q NAV simniv X" Ina r, With tIo hor.