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What Is Man? and Other Essays

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.
The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, butif I may be allowed the expressionis it worth the wasted time?
(Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.
La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!
It doesn’t thrill you as it used to do.
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What Is Man? and Other Essays

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of What Is Man? and Other Essays is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.
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The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, butif I may be allowed the expressionis it worth the wasted time?
Line 3
(Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.
Line 4
La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!
Line 5
It doesn’t thrill you as it used to do.

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8

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a

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accustomed

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allowed

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

also

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and

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are

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as

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asspekt

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

be

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

bezair

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

bunch

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but

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

da

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damd

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do

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doesn't

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From this reading It doesn’t thrill you as it used to do.

drawback

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From this reading One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.

enuf

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expektd

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expression

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

eye

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Figure

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furst

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

get

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

great

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he

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

hold

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

hoo

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

I

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

if

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

in

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is

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it

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

koars

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

Kombynashuns

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

krys

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

kum

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

La

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

letters

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From this reading (Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.

like

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looks

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From this reading One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.

ma

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

Makduf

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

may

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

nation

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nearly

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not

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of

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From this reading One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.

offends

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on

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From this reading La on, Makduf, and damd be he hoo furst krys hold, enuf!

One

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From this reading One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.

our

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From this reading (Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.

out

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From this reading (Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.

ov

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

print

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publik

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

put

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From this reading (Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.

rekonsyled

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

see

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From this reading (Figure 8) To see our letters put together in ways to which we are not accustomed offends the eye, and also takes the _expression _out of the words.

Simplified

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so

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spectacle

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Spelling

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squadron

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takes

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that

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the

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From this reading One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.

thrill

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From this reading It doesn’t thrill you as it used to do.

time

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

to

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together

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unendurable

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used

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From this reading It doesn’t thrill you as it used to do.

very

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From this reading One great drawback to Simplified Spelling is, that in print a simplified word looks so like the very nation! and when you bunch a whole squadron of the Simplified together the spectacle is very nearly unendurable.

wasted

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

ways

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we

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when

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which

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whole

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word

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words

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worth

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From this reading The da ma ov koars kum when the publik ma be expektd to get rekonsyled to the bezair asspekt of the Simplified Kombynashuns, but—if I may be allowed the expression—is it worth the wasted time?

you

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