Eastman, Max, 1883-1969 · New York : A.A. Knopf · leaf 132
thum numb num scimitar simitar scythe sithe harangue harang solemn solem kissed kist gazelle gazel (I choose a few of these published changes atrandom, and, while some of them may represent per-sonal prejudice, a universal truth remains. For in-stance, the c in scythe and scissors and scimitar isto… … SIMPLIFIED SPELLING 131 by the same instinct. This accounts for untoldsuperfluous or illogical letters. Buz is verygood logic, but very poor poetry compared with buzz.The b in dumb and lamb, so the Historical Proprietyman tells us, is original; the ^ in thumb and numbwas inserted. But the reason…
