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

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

No wonder that in his mature years he became an advocate of reformed spelling.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography by Thayer, William Roscoe

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 Abercrombie, David

Editions are now to be had of the later version in which the reformed spelling of 1925 is carried out.

From 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century by Hartshorne, Henry

If this objection were valid it would be final, for literature is the highest use of language, and if reformed spelling means the loss of our literature we should be foolish to submit to it.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman