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| Keywords: Benjamin Franklin's alphabet - sample letter.png en Benjamin Franklin's phonetic alphabet from The writings of Benjamin Franklin v 3 1750-1759 copy at https //archive org/stream/writingsofbenjam05franuoft page/174/mode/1up Also printed with usual spelling in Noah Webster 1789 Dissertations on the English language p 407 copy at https //archive org/details/dissertationsone00webs Dear Sir I have transcribed your alphabet c which I think might be of service to those who wish to acquire an accurate pronunciation if that could be fixed ; but I see many inconveniences as well as difficulties that would attend the bringing your letters and orthography into common use All our etymologies would be lost ; consequently we could not ascertain the meaning of many words ; the distinction too between words of different meaning and similar sound would be useless unless we living writers publish new editions In short I believe we must let people spell on in their old way and as we find it easiest do the same ourselves With ease and with sincerity I can in the old way subscribe myself Dear Sir <br/> Your faithful and affectionate Servant <br/> M S 2013-11-12 09 07 36 The writings of Benjamin Franklin v 3 1750-1759 collected and ed with a life and introduction by Albert Henry Smyth p 174-175 of https //archive org/stream/writingsofbenjam01franuoft page/n9/mode/2up en Benjamin Franklin Albert Henry Smyth Custom license marker 2013 11 12 PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Alphabets | ||||
