Expanding an Atlantic Monthly article titled “Confessions of a Spelling Reformer,” the Yale professor examines how English spelling became so irregular and why the educated defend it. He mocks intruders like the h in gherkin, weighs the question of honour and the methods of relief, and answers the objections to reform.
Learned, combative and often funny, a fine read for anyone who has cursed English spelling. Download the free EPUB.