been avoided. In the case of the word fugoid, which is used in the text in this form (simplified initially), the simplified form is, for the reader's convenience, given in title-place, with a cross-reference to the more conventional spelling (phugoid).
I insert the simpler forms among the variant spellings in this dictionary not solely because they are advocated by the Board and others, but because many of them either have long existed or do now exist to a considerable extent in current use in literature; and also because almost all of them are either in accord with what I consider to be a scientifically practicable system of standardized fonetic orthografy, such as is used in the re-spellings given in this book to indicate pronunciations and is, in my opinion, destind eventually to supersede the current English cacografy.
The following are the rules governing the simplifications containd in the list of about 3300 words publisht by the Simplified Spelling Board on March 6, 1909 (Circular No. 23). Aside from a few slight changes in the wording, some minor adjustments necessitated by a more accurate marking of the pronunciations, etc., and one additional example under Rules 12 and 17, the rules and examples are given exactly as publisht by the Board.
To facilitate acceptance it was deemd expedient by the Board in some cases to restrict the rule to a limited number of the words in a given class. In these cases the expression 'Restricted Rule' has been used. Any one who chooses to extend the rule at once to all the words of a given class is of course free to do so. After each rule is given a list, either of all the words affected (if they are not many), or of a few examples of the large number of words coverd by the rule. In the latter case 'Examples' is prefixt, and 'etc.' is added. If the Board's official recommendation applies to all words containing the letter, sequence of letters, or suffix, affected, in the pronunciation indicated, the expression 'General Rule' is used. For some small classes and for isolated amendments no rule is given.
