not qualified as "simplified," "new," "obsolete," or the like. Examples of incorrect forms ar printed in light-face; index words and letters and illustrativ letters, in boldface; regulativ words, in small capitals.
RULES
æ, œ, initial or medial. Spel e.
Examples: ciclopedia, esthetic, medieval, fenix, maneuver, subpena;
but: alumnae, striae, etc.
Note. æ, œ, ar now usually written ae, oe. Other cases of ae, oe, medial, as in canoeist, Gaelic, subpenaed, etc., ar not affected.
bt pronounst t. Drop silent b.
Examples: det, dettor, dout, indetted, redout.
Note. Retain b, when pronounst, in subtil(e).
ceed final. Spel cede.
Examples: excede, precede, succede.
ch pronounst like c in car. Drop silent h, except before e, i, y.
Examples: caracter, clorid(e), corus, cronic, eco, epoc, mecanic, monarc, scolar, scool, stomac, tecnical;
but: architect, chemist, monarchy.
double consonant before e final silent. Drop last 2 letters.
Examples: bagatel, bizar, cigaret, creton, crevas, gavot, gazet, giraf, gram, program, quadril, quartet, vaudevil.
double consonant final. Reduce double to single; but in -ll only after a short vowel, and in -ss only in monosillables. Retain gross, hiss, off, puss.
Examples: ad, bil, bluf, buz, clas, dol, dul, eg, glas, les, los, mes, mis, pas, pres, shal, tel, wil;
but not: al for all, rol for roll, needles for needless, etc.
