Five Thousand Words Often Misspelled. By William Henry B. Phyfe.
(G. P. Putnam's Sons.)—This is intended as a com- panion-volume to the same author's "Seven Thousand Words Often Mispronounced," and is likely to be even more useful Mr. Phyfe looks at usages in spelling, when these differ, from the American point of view. That, however, is but of little moment, as he does not forget to recognise the English mode. Of course, in most cases there is no question of either one usage or the other, but simply between knowledge and ignorance. The "List of Amended Spellings" at the end of the volume is rightly given. It comes with the authority of the Philological Societies of England and America; but it is an abomination. Imagine "apl," "anal," " bach," " begd," " beuty" Happily it is out of the range of" practical politics."
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