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-SUBJECT INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
H.L. Mencken (1880–1956). The American Language. 1921.
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2. The reduction of duplicate consonants to single consonants: | American | English | | councilor | councillor | | counselor | counsellor | | fagot | faggot | | jewelry | jewellery | | net (adj.) | nett | | traveler | traveller | | wagon | waggon | | woolen | woollen | |
3. The omission of a redundant e: | annex (noun) | annexe | | asphalt | asphalte | | ax | axe | | form (printer’s) | forme | | good-by | goodbye | | intern (noun) | interne | | peas (plu. of pea) | pease | | story (of a house) | storey | |
4. The change of terminal -re into -er: | caliber | calibre | | center | centre | | fiber | fibre | | liter | litre | | meter | metre | | saltpeter | saltpetre | | theater | theatre | |
5. The omission of unaccented foreign terminations: | catalog | catalogue | | envelop 1 | envelope | | epaulet | epaulette | | gram | gramme | | program | programme | | prolog | prologue | | toilet | toilette | | veranda | verandah | |
6. The omission of u when combined with a or o: | balk (verb) | baulk | | font (printer’s) | fount | | gantlet (to run the—) | gauntlet | | mold | mould | | molt | moult | | mustache | moustache | | stanch | staunch | |
