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Spelling Reform

Topical Indexes and Hyperlinked Table of Contents

With Sunday's post about Isaac Asimov and Richard Feynman, my recreation of John Reilly's topical index for spelling reform is complete.

I went back and created hyperlinks for the table of contents in several longer entries, such as Theodore Roosevelt's Mysterious Executive Order, and Altscript. Hopefully this will make browsing easier for everyone.

All of John's topical indexes can now be found in the navigation bar. Go check em out!

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The Long View: Theodore Roosevelt's Letter to the Government Printing Office

Contents Introduction Theodore Roosevelt's Letter to the Government Printing Office The List The History Introduction A minor mystery attends this document. Public Printer Charles Stillings says in the Government Printing Office directive of September 4, 1906, that the spelling changes are being made pursuant to "Executive order.

The Long View: Richard Feynman and Isaac Asimov on Spelling Reform

It is not just myself, John Reilly, and Emil Kirkegaard who talk about this. I will note that I'm a little dubious of the idea that orthographic reform will boost English reading ability dramatically. Richard Feynman and Isaac Asimov on Spelling Reform by John J. Reilly Note: This

The Grait God Pan

I've somehow missed this book, but it turns out to be an influence on both H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. This version is in John Reilly's Snapscript. Contents I THE EXPERIMNT II MR. CLARKES MEMWARS III THE SITY OV REZERECSIONS IV THE DISCUVRY IN PAUL

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