The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-09-07
THE REFORMED SPELLING.

The president is catching it from
all sides for his ipse dixit in regard
to his new method Of spelling.
The president no doubt expected
that he would be lambasted and bonn
barded with all manner of ridicule.
Despite which. the newspapers
across .ue waters say that the presi-
dent. probably, will be longer remem-
bered for his spelling proclamation,
than for any other act of his admin
istration
As a sample of the "roasts" the
president is receiving, the following is
from the grave and dignified editor
of the Louisvilie Courier-Journal:
Nuthing escapes Mr.. Rusevelt. No
subject is tn hi fir him to take, nor tn
10 fir him tn motifs. He makes tretis
without the onsent of the SENT. He
enforces sucn laws as meet his ap-
proyal, an fales tn Sc those that du
not SCOT him. lie now assales the
English langgwidge, constitutes him
self a sort of F-ence academy, and
viii reform the spelling in way tn
SCOT himself.
We have ventured to spell the name
of President Rucevelt 1t is quite
likely that many say that it is not his
name. But the majority of the people
pronounce it thus, Tile first silibel rim
ing with goose. There are others, of
course, who pronounce it differently,
but if we unsettle the spelling already
establish pepel viii spell according to
their ideas of sound, and lhe name of
the president, which it appears fu
pepel no how to pronounce, must take
its chances with the rest. STU. it is a
safe CUES tor gess) that he will con-
tinue to sine Roosevelt. Perhaps Theo-
dore Rucevelt would not be recog-
nized in forein lands.
But there is another side to this
simplified spelling and those interest
ed may be pleased to read the rules
so far furnished by those at the head
e the movement:
l. When offered a choice between
esthetic, and medieval.
2. If the choice lies between and
no in words like abridgment, lodg-
ment, acknowledgment, always omit
the Q.
8. Use in place of ed for the past,
or past principle of verbs ending in s,
sh or p. Examples: Dipt, dript, prest,
distrest, husht, wasn't. An astonishing
array of high literary authorities
from Spencer to Leww is cited in
support Of this latter simplification.
4. Stick ense in preference to ence
when you have choice. Example: De-
tense offense, pretense.
5. Don't double the in coquet, ep-
aulet, omelet.
6. When you replace gh with f, do
it. Example: Draft.
Z. Better still, get rid Of gh alto
gether. For plough, write plow. For
through, write thru.
8. Write the Greek suffix Use or -ize
with the z, by preference. Example:
Catechize. criticize:
8. Where an authority allows it to
omit the on words spelled with lite
Example,: Proterit.
10. Use a single | in words like
distil. instil, fulfil.
II. And omit one | from words now
written like fulness. Example. Dull
ness.
II. In words sometimes spelled with
one and sometimes with a double N
chose the short form. Example: Gram
program.
Is. In words spelled with oe, or e
choose e. Example: Esophagus.
IA. Always omit the from words
sometimes spelled with our. Elk
ample: Labor, rumor.
Is. Where you can get any author
ity use f in place of phi. Example:
Sulfur, fantasm.
16. In words spelled with a double
use single r, as bur, pur.
II. Spell theatre, entire. etc.. in the
English way-enter, theater, inter
inter.
Is. If word is spelled with s OIL
z in rot use the z; as apprize sur
prize.
10. From words spelled with Sc Oh
S omit the C. Example: Smitar, sithe
20. Omit the silent terminal -ue
when allowed. Example: Catalog
decalog, demogag. pedagog.
sub are the rules adopted by the
new phonetic board. Those who wish
to learn them may do so.