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Page 551
... English is a very imperfect language indeed . To ' begin with , the spelling of English words is traditional and accidental rather than rational and scientific . In the course of time some change in the direction of simplified spelling ...
... English is a very imperfect language indeed . To ' begin with , the spelling of English words is traditional and accidental rather than rational and scientific . In the course of time some change in the direction of simplified spelling ...
Page 552
... English finds itself in posses- sion of a phenomenal number of un- related words identical in form and sound . There is , so far as I know , no parallel in other European languages to the thirteen ' bays ' or the fifteen ' racks ...
... English finds itself in posses- sion of a phenomenal number of un- related words identical in form and sound . There is , so far as I know , no parallel in other European languages to the thirteen ' bays ' or the fifteen ' racks ...
Page 555
... English . Many students of English have ad- vocated the creation of a new neutral pronoun and possessive which would save us from such complications as ' Each of us would be ready to give up part of his or her personal comfort , if he ...
... English . Many students of English have ad- vocated the creation of a new neutral pronoun and possessive which would save us from such complications as ' Each of us would be ready to give up part of his or her personal comfort , if he ...
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