Monday, February 14, 2005
Orthography
Artemus Ward, The London Punch Letters, 4 (At the Tomb of Shakespeare):
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Some kind person has sent me Chawcer's "poems." Mr. C. had talent, but he couldn't spel. No man has a right to be a lit'rary man onless he knows how to spel. It is a pity that Chawcer, who had geneyus, was so unedicated. He's the wuss speller I know of.
