Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-04
ADOPTS REFORMED SPELLING.


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tions of a spelling reform committee
headed by Brander Matthews OF Columbia
University.
This committee has published list of
800 words in which the spelling is re-
formed This list contains such words as
thru" and tho" as the spelling for
through and though
The Presidents official sanction of this
reform movement is regarded as the most
effective and speediest method of inaugu-
rating the new system of spelling through
out the country. Not only will the print
ed documents emanating from the Presi-
dent utilize the reform spelling, but his
correspondence also will be spelled in the
new style.
Secretary Loeb has sent for the list of
500 words which have been reformed, and
upon its arrival will Immediately order all
correspondence of the President and of
the executive force of the White House
spelled in accordance Herewith. As the
spelling reform committee shall adopt new
reforms they will be added to the PreSi-
dents list and also to that of the public
printer.
While the order to the printer does not
contemplate an immediate reform in the
spelling of official documents from the eX-
ecutive departments in Washington. it
is regarded that more than likely the re-
spective heads of the departments will
fall in line with the Presidents IDEAS and
have their official documents printed in
the new spelling.
Professor William Hand Browne o. the
English department at Johns Hopkins
University, who is one of the compilers
OF the Standard Dictionary. said regard
ing President Roosevelt's reforms in spell
ing:
Adopting simplified spelling is not like
adopting a new system of weights and
measures. In the former one must take
some account of formation of the language
if there still exists a love for the national
tongue.
ITO a certain extent | approve of some
reform in spelling. especially in words
which have been misspelIed through err
roneous etymology, as the word rhyme,
for example That word originally and
correctly was 'rime' and there is some
justice in changing it. But to change
100 or more words in language i'll or
der to make it easier to spell or more pho
netic is to act without regard to etymol-
ogy end is cutting off the language from
the past.
1T brings to my mind that anecdote OF
the man who. from a perverted feeling for
his dogs sensibilities, decided that in cut
ting off his dogs tail it was more mercl-
tl,v, = a
to remove it all az once
Among the numerous opinions obtained
by the London newspapers of President
Roosevelt's order with regard to reform
in spelling. George Bernard Shaw says :;
There has been nothing like it since Ma
homet reformed the calendar by making
the year consist of twelve lunar months.
1t serves us right. The thing had to be
token in hand somehow and if we bad re-
fused to listen to our own experts we
must make the best of the two energetic
amateurs who have forced our hands
On June 10 last the Simplitied spelling
| board made list of 300 words of simpli-
fed spelling which were passed on by the
board. Following is the list of new
| words:
Abridgment, accouter, accurst. acknowl-
| edgment. addrest. adj, affixt, altho, ana
pest, anemia, anesthesia, anesthetic, anti
| pyrin, antitOxin, apothem, appriZe, arbor,
archaeology, ardor, armor, artiZan, asslze,
| AK.
Bans mot banns). bark mot barque) be-
havior, best, blusht, brazen, brazier, bun,
| bur.
| CALDER, caliper, candor, chapt, check,
| checker, chimera, civilize, clamor, clangor,
| clapt claspt. clipt clue, coeval, color, col
| ter, commixt, comprest, comprize, contest,
| controller, coquet, criticize. cropt, cr0st,
crusht, cue, curst. cutlas, cyclopedia, carest
| mot caressed), catalog, catechize, center.
Dactyl, dasht decalog, defense, demagOg,
| demeanor, deposit. deprest. develop, dere-
sis, dixie, dpt, DISGUST, dispatch, distil, dis
! trest, dolor, domicil, draft, dram, drest,
| drtpt, droopt, dropt, dulness.
Ecumencal, edile, egis, enamor, encyclo-
! pedia, endeavorf enveloD. eolian, con, epau-
! let, eponym, era, esophagus, esthetic, esthet-
| les, estivate, ether. etiology, exorcize, ex-
| prest.
Fagot. fantasm. fantasy fantom, favor.
] favorite, fervor, fiber, fixt, flavor, fulfil,
/ fuiness.
Gage, gael. gelatin, gid mot guild
| gypsy, gloze, glycerih. good-by, gram, gript.
Harbor, harken, heapt, hematin, hiccup,
| hook mot hough) homeopathy, homonym,
honor, humor, husht, hypotenuse.
Idollze, imprest, insti
Jail, judgment
| Kist
Labor lacrimal lapt. lasht, leapt. legalIze,
license, lycorice, lyter, Judgment, lookt,
! Iopt, luster.
Mama, maneuver, materialize, meager
| medieval. meter, mist mot missed). inter
MKT. mold, molder. molding, moldy mott
| mullen.
| Naturalize. neghb0r, inter, nipt.
Ocher, odor, orense. omelet, opprest, or
| thopedic.
| Photography, paleolithic, paleontology
! paleOzoic. paraffin, parlor, partizan, past
! mot passed. patronize, pedagOg pedobap-
| fist. phenix. phenomenon, pigmy. pillow,
! polyp, possest practise, prefxt, prenomen,
| prest. pretense. preterit pretermt. prime
val. protest program, prolog, propt, pur.
Quartet. questOr, quintet
Razor rapt not raped, raze. recognize,
reconnoiter, rigor, rime, rlpt, rumor
Saber. saltpeter, savior, SAVIOR scepter,
septet, sepulcher, sextet, sivan. simitar,
sipt. sithe, skilful skipt, slipt. smolder,
snapt. somber. specter. spendOr. s.edfast,
slept. stopt strest, stript, subpoena. succor.
suffixt. sufate. sulfur. sumac, supprest, sur
prise. synonym.
Tabor tapt, tease tenor. theater tho
thorO thorofare, thoroly, thru. turnout,
tlpt. topt, tost. transgrest trapt, trip, tu-
NOR.
yalo-, vapor, vext, vigor, vlzor.
Wagon. wasn't, whpt, whisky. wilfui,