CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
[I.]Confessions of a Spelling Reformer[1]
[II.]Attitude of the Educated[56]
[III.]The Orthographic Situation[94]
[I.]THE PROBLEM[94]
[II.]MOVEMENT OF VOWEL-SOUNDS[100]
[III.]THE VOWELS[113]
[IV.]THE DIGRAPHS[134]
[V.]THE CONSONANTS[160]
[IV.]The Question of Honor[194]
[V.]Methods of Relief[238]
[VI.]Objections, Real or Reputed[280]
[I.]LOSS OF KNOWLEDGE OF DERIVATION[283]
[II.]LIKENESS OF SPELLING IN WORDS WITH UNLIKE MEANINGS[307]
[III.]EXISTING BOOKS RENDERED VALUELESS[314]
[IV.]IMPOSSIBILITY OF PHONETIC SPELLING[320]
[VII.] The Final Consideration[331]
[Index][343]