[14] ‘Etymology is in favour of reflexion, but usage seems to be overpoweringly in favour of the other spelling.’—H. B.
[15] The older form ‘rime’ is occasionally used by modern writers, and in such cases the copy should be followed.—H. H.
[16] ‘Shakspere is preferable, as—The New Shakspere Society.’—J. A. H. M. (But the Clarendon Press is already committed to the more extended spelling.—H. H.)
[17] The ‘sycomore’ of the Bible is a different tree—the fig-mulberry.—H. H.
[18] It is generally agreed that words ending in ll should drop one l before less (as in skilless) and ly; but there is not the same agreement in dropping an l before ness.—H. H.
[19] ‘But the bicycle-makers have apparently adopted the non-etymological tyre.’—J. A. H. M.
SOME WORDS ENDING IN -MENT
In words ending in -ment print the e when it occurs in the preceding syllable, as—abridgement, acknowledgement, judgement, lodgement.[20] But omit the e in development, envelopment, in accordance with the spelling of the verbal forms develop, envelop.
FOOTNOTES:
[20] ‘I protest against the unscholarly habit of omitting it from “abridgement”, “acknowledgement”, “judgement”, “lodgement”,—which is against all analogy, etymology, and orthoepy, since elsewhere g is hard in English when not followed by e or i. I think the University Press ought to set a scholarly example, instead of following the ignorant to do ill, for the sake of saving four e’s. The word “judgement” has been spelt in the Revised Version correctly.’—J. A. H. M.