spelling reform

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spelling reform¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The adherents of spelling reform will perhaps be heartened by the result of everyone spelling as they please.

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He surveys the general situation, he thinks it over, and presently he says 'Spelling Reform.'

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He was a powerful supporter of the movement for spelling reform, as a means of promoting 365 the spread of the English language.

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President Eliot, of Harvard, is not a believer in spelling reform.

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A progressive man was this same reverend gentleman—a great believer in his native English and in spelling reform.

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