Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Proposals for a Simplified Spelling of the English Language
In cases like the as in aim, where some speakers of English pronounce a long vowel and others a diphthong, it is clear that the spelling ai, which is purely conventional, may be taken to signify either pronunciation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
