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... spelling . At one time the past tense of miss was often spelt phonetically mist . The unphonetic spelling missed has been re - estab- lished . Why ? Sheer perversity ' , says the ardent spelling reformer . But mankind do not make ...
... spelling . At one time the past tense of miss was often spelt phonetically mist . The unphonetic spelling missed has been re - estab- lished . Why ? Sheer perversity ' , says the ardent spelling reformer . But mankind do not make ...
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... spelling of surnames and place - names causes constant trouble and annoyance to all of us , even to those whom the other anomalies of English spelling do not inconveni- ence at all . But it is just here that reform is most evidently ...
... spelling of surnames and place - names causes constant trouble and annoyance to all of us , even to those whom the other anomalies of English spelling do not inconveni- ence at all . But it is just here that reform is most evidently ...
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... spelling , that is really needed . Sir James Murray has ventured to recommend that an effort should be made to restore the pronunciation of the p in the initial combination ps . I believe the counsel to be good , and there are probably ...
... spelling , that is really needed . Sir James Murray has ventured to recommend that an effort should be made to restore the pronunciation of the p in the initial combination ps . I believe the counsel to be good , and there are probably ...
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY THE RIGHT HON VISCOUNT BRYCE O M | 7 |
THE CELTIC INSCRIPTIONS OF CISALPINE GAUL BY SIR JOHN RHŶS | 23 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AT THE OPENING MEETING OF THE INTER | 113 |
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