Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
spelling reform movement
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
simplify English spelling rules
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
gptkb:English_language
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Simplified Spelling
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Noah Webster's reforms
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Theodore Roosevelt's 1906 order to use simplified spelling in government documents
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
catalog (for catalogue)
nite (for night) thru (for through) |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:publisher
educators traditionalists |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:United_States
late 19th century |
| gptkbp:promotion |
gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt Simplified Spelling Board |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Noah_Webster
spelling reform phonetic spelling |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
influence on American English spelling
limited adoption in the United States |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Godfrey_Dewey
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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