 | 1882 - 620 pages
...the track ahead, begrudge this busy fussiness as labour spent in vain. Again, as Max Muller says, " Language is not made for scholars and etymologists...sacrificing themselves in so good a cause." " But to the supposition," he continues, " that the historical continuity of the English language would be... | |
 | 1876 - 944 pages
...this sentimental grievance to outweigh the practical and theoretical advantages of Protestant Reform ? Language is not made for scholars and etymologists...whole race of English etymologists were really to lie swept away by the introduction of a spelling reform, I hope they v,-ould be the first to rejoice... | |
 | Language and languages - 1876 - 338 pages
...destroy the historical or etymological character of the English language. Suppose it did ; what then ? Language is not made for scholars and etymologists...the whole race of English etymologists were really swept away by the introduction of spelling reform, I hope they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing... | |
 | Education - 1877 - 468 pages
...obtained at the expense of the convenience and advantage of the great public of writers and speakers." " Language is not made for scholars and etymologists...were really to be swept away by the introduction of spelling reform, I hope," says Max Miiller, " they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing themselves... | |
 | Isaac Pitman - Spelling reform - 1878 - 344 pages
...destroy the historical or etymological character of the English language. Suppose it did ; what then ? Language is not made for scholars and etymologists...whole race of English etymologists •were really swept away by the introduction of Spelling Reform, I hope they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing... | |
 | Isaac Pitman - Spelling reform - 1878 - 354 pages
...this sentimental grievance to jutweigh the practical and theoretical advantages of Protestant reform ? Language is not made for scholars and etymologists; and if the whole race of Engli&h etymologists were really to be swept iway ty the introduction of Spelling Keform, I hope they... | |
 | Michigan. Department of Public Instruction - Education - 1879 - 254 pages
...obtained at the expense of the convenience and advantage of the great public of writers and speakers." '' Language is not made for scholars and etymologists;...were really to be swept away by the introduction of spelling reform, I hope," says Max Miiller, <'they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing themselves... | |
 | Sensible spelling - 1880 - 64 pages
...historical or etymological character of the English language. Suppose it did ; what then ? Language ie not made for scholars and etymologists ; and if the whole race of English etymologists were really swept away by the introduction of spelhng reform, I hope tbey ,would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing... | |
 | Spelling reform - 1887 - 212 pages
...is not made for scolars and etymologists ; and if the hole race of English etymologists wer realjy to be swept away by the introduction of a spelling...they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing themselvs in so good a cause. But is it really the case that the historical continuity of the English... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - Anthropology - 1889 - 620 pages
...destroy the historical or etymological character of the English language. Suppose it did ; what then ? Language is not made for scholars and etymologists...the whole race of English etymologists were really swept away by the introduction of spelliug reform, I hope they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing... | |
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English etymologists were really swept away by the introduction of spelling reform, I hope they would be the first to rejoice in sacrificing themselves in so good a cause. But is it really the case that the historical continuity of the English language... 
