- Advocates Push for Simpler 'Spelling'
Article examining the groups for and against simplified spelling, a reform spelling system that uses phoenetics and promises less hassle for children and increased literacy rates. Historical supporters of simplified spelling include Andrew Carnegie, who helped create the Simplified Spelling Board, and President Theodore Roosevelt.
www.startribune.com/389/story/534351.html
- Children of the Code: Simplified Spelling Board's 300 Spellings
List of 300 words that U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated for use in government documents in August 1906. Lists simplified spelling next to the traditional spelling for words such as addrest (addressed), dasht (dashed), and vext (vexed).
www.childrenofthecode.org/code-history/300words.htm
- English Spelling Reform
Arguments and links in favor of reform.
www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/spell/index.html
- freespeling.com
Campaign that advocates a return to the flexible spelling of the English language.
www.freespeling.com
- Simplified Spelling Society
Organization promoting spelling reform. Educational materials available for purchase.
www.spellingsociety.org
- Unifon
Project proposes additional characters to the current alphabet.
www.unifon.org
- Yntrodxkshxn tu Nuspelynh (Introduction to Newspelling)
Introduction to newspelling, a spelling system based on American English.
www.crockford.com/wrrrld/nuspelynh.html
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