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

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 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)

English, alphabets, 117, 118; book publication in 1913, 105; books, criticised, 38-43; literature as affected by reformed spelling, 149; poets, Hazlitt's Lectures on, 141, 142; romancers, of the 18th century, 143; spelling, 145-151.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman

He discusses the morals of the game of chess, the art of swimming, the evils of smoky chimneys, the need of reformed spelling.

From The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters by Perry, Bliss

But at what point in the history of English literature would reformed spelling begin to work harm?

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman