<^^t) [April 5, 



14. cli. — Drop the h of c7i in chamomile, cJioler, cholera, melancholy, 



school, stomach. 

 Change to k in ache (ake), anchor (anker). 



15. d. — Change d and ed final to t when so pronounced, as in crossed 



(crost), looked (lookt), etc., unless the e affects the preceding 

 sound, as in chafed, chanced. 



16. g. — Drop g in feign, foreig7i, sovereign. 



17. gh. — Drop h in aghast, burgh, ghost. 



Drop gh in haughiy, though (tho), through (thru). 

 Change gh to / where it has that sound, as in cough, enovgh, 

 laughter, tough, etc. 



18. 1. — Drop I in could. 



19. p. — T)\op p \n receipt. 



20. s. — Drop s in aisle, demesne, island. 



Change s to s in distinctive words, as in abxise verb, house\ex\>, 

 rise verb, etc. 



21. sc. — Drop c, in scent, scythe (sithe). 



32. tch. — Drop t, as in catch, pitch, witch, etc. 



23. w. — Drop w in icJiole. 



24. ph. — Write/ for ph, as in philosophy, sphere, etc. 



" These recommendations are known as the 'Joint Rules for Amended 

 Spelling,' or as the 'Twenty-four Rules.' They cover the main points 

 as to which there is substantially no further question between the two 

 societies or among reformers in sympathy with them. * * * 



"The rules thus derived necessarily differ in importance and in the extent 

 of their application. Some are very comprehensive, some affect only 

 limited classes of words, and some are mere lists of words to be amended. 

 They are arranged in the alfabetical order of the letters omitted or changed. 

 The rules proper may be reduced to 10. 



"It should be noted that the rules do not apply to proper names, or to titles 

 or official designations like 'Philological Association,' or 'Phonetic .Jour- 

 nal,' while they may, nevertheless, apply to the individual words which 

 enter into such designations, as filological, fonetic,jurnal. 



"There are sufficient reasons against meddling with proper names and 

 titles. They may well be left to adjust themselves to a fonetic standard 

 ■when such a standard is establisht for common words. 



"The rules for amended spelling form a sequence, in which each degree 

 includes all preceding degrees. The Five Rules include tlie Eleven 

 Words, and are themselves included in the Twenty-four Rules. The 

 sequence is more gradually developt in the seven steps of the Leag pledge, 

 according to which one may start, or stop, at any point, from a simple 

 preference for the simplified forms already admitted by the standard dic- 

 tionaries, to the adoption of all changes recommended by the Philological 

 Associations. The several stages are all consistent with each other, and 

 enable any one who has the spirit of progress in him to exhibit that spirit 



