REVISION OF THE ALPHABET
LARGE SAVINGS SUGGESTED. AMERICAN PROFESSOR'S SCHEME. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright New York, Nov. 28, At Philadelphia Professor Godfrey Dewey, of Harvard University, addressing the English Language Congress, advocated a revision of the alphabet to a system of 24 consonants, 13 vowels, four diphthongs and a symbol for the word "The,” He declared that this scheme would save one billion dollars yearly. He explained . that with new alphabet fewer symbols; would be needed to express thoughts and millions of tons less paper would be necessary. Books and newspapers would be smaller arid lighter with consequent saving of time and labour. Professor Dewey declared that the greatest problem of printed English today was typographical.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1926, Page 7
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115REVISION OF THE ALPHABET Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1926, Page 7
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