[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Sut r —Judgement and judgment are
not so easily disposed of !- The Bible has judgment in the A.V. (not only in the text but in the Epistle Dedicatory) and judgement hi the R.V. and Breeches Bible (1599). Fowler, in Modern English Usage, recommends judgement because " we are all familiar with judgetnent in the, Bible (R.V. as well as A.V.), and the O.E.D. prefers the'older and more reasonable spelling." Tti which I reply that " familiarity " with the Bible is in nearly all cases familiarity with the A.V. which supports the spelling judgment.
It is surprising to find that so eminent and generally reliable an authority as Fowler can be wrong in his faets.—I am, Sir, &c., • (REV.) J. H. PowErz. Christ Church Vicarage, Nailsea, Som. "
[Mr. Fowler writes that the mistake in Modern English Usage was discovered and does not appear in 6opies printed since 1980.—En. The. Spectator.]
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