reformed spelling

American  

noun

1. a revised orthography intended to simplify the spelling of English words, especially to eliminate unpronounced letters, as by substituting thru for through, tho for though, slo for slow, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of reformed spelling

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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reformed spelling

That standardization is interesting in light of another historical detail in this book that you write about, the role that the Dictionary People played in the campaign for reformed spelling.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023

Any full consideration of the question of reformed spelling is hardly in place in this book.

From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

For instance, he seems to have had no more success with a reformed spelling of his own devising than laborers in the same field who came after him.

From Inventors by Philip Gengembre Hubert

I have commented elsewhere3 on this scheme of reformed spelling; it appears to us today to be theoretically quite creditable, at least as far as the consonants are concerned.

From Magazine, or Animadversions on the English Spelling (1703) by David Abercrombie

Movements for reformed spelling are no new thing, but this is the first one that has been adequately financed.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various