 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1833 - 574 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true, that, at present, a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, though they are still read and understood by many....and write his own language, for written words would VOL. XXXVII. NO. 80. 33 have had no relation to sounds, they would only have stood for things ; so... | |
 | Women - 1834 - 604 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true, that, at present, a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, though they are still read and understood by many....in writing the idea he has, when he sounds the word Vescuvo, he must use the letters Episcnpus. In short, whatever the difficulties and inconveniences... | |
 | English language - 1846 - 316 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true that at present a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books; though they are still read and understood by many;...; so that if he would express in writing the idea which he has when he sounds the word vescovo, he must use the letters episcopos. In short, whatever... | |
 | Alexander John Ellis - Spelling reform - 1848 - 196 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true, that at present a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books ; though they are still read and understood by many....write his own language; for written words would have no relation to sounds ; they would have only stood for things : so that if he would express in writing... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1901 - 296 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true that at present a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, though they • are still read and understood by many....write his own language, for written words would have no relation to sounds ; they would only have stood for things ; so that if he would express in writing... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1909 - 280 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true that at present a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, though they are still read and understood by many....write his own language, for written words would have no relation to sounds ; they would only have stood for things ; so that if he would express in writing... | |
 | W. F. Bolton - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1966 - 244 pages
...followed it. It is true that at present, a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, tho they are still read and understood by many. But if...found it much more difficult to read and write his own language;1 for written words would have had no relation to sounds; they would only have stood for things;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 320 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true that at present a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, though they are still read and understood by many....write his own language, for written words would have no relation to sounds; they would only have stood for things; so that if he would express in writing... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 189? - 332 pages
...spelling followed it. It is true that at present a mere unlearned Italian cannot read the Latin books, though they are still read and understood by many....write his own language, for written words would have no relation to sounds ; they would only have stood for things ; so that if he would express in writing... | |
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And the inconvenience is not greater than what baa actually happened in a similar case, in Italy. Formerly, its inhabitants all spoke and wrote Latin : as the language changed, the spelling followed it. It is true that at present, a mere unlearned Italian... 