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A Minniature ov Inglish Orthoggraphy

By James Elphinston

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Explore a quirky yet insightful adventure into the realm of 18th-century English spelling reform, where phonetic precision challenges the conventions of written language.

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2005-05-25
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Summary

"A Minniature ov Inglish Orthoggraphy" by James Elphinston is a book from the 1700s that digs into the complicated rules of English spelling. It looks at how English is written with a fun, but also smart, way of thinking about language and tries to make spelling simpler by using a system that matches the way words sound. The book talks about things like vowel sounds, letters that aren't needed, and consonants, giving ideas on fixing what's not clear or right in spelling. By looking at how letters and sounds have changed over time, the publication wants to make English spelling easier for everyone to understand and use well by pushing for changes to make it more standard and easier to learn.

About the Author

James Elphinston was a well noted 18th-century Scottish educator, orthographer, phonologist and linguistics expert.

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