Short Stuff: Simple Spelling Movement
Teddy Roosevelt once tried to reform English spelling with an executive order, backed by intellectuals like Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie, but the public and Congress mocked and rejected the idea, proving that even beloved leaders can’t easily change the quirks of language.
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