spelling reform

noun

an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.

Origin of spelling reform

First recorded in 1870–75

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The adherents of spelling reform will perhaps be heartened by the result of everyone spelling as they please.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River | Barlow Cumberland
He surveys the general situation, he thinks it over, and presently he says 'spelling reform.'
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee | Owen Wister
He was a powerful supporter of the movement for spelling reform, as a means of promoting 365 the spread of the English language.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 | Various
President Eliot, of Harvard, is not a believer in spelling reform.
Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I | Various
A progressive man was this same reverend gentleman—a great believer in his native English and in spelling reform.
Milton's England | Lucia Ames Mead

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