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Synopsis
Excerpt from The Common-Word Spellers, Vol. 1: A Two-Book Course in Spelling for the Common Schools
Aim. The chief aim in spelling is to teach pupils to spell accurately and rapidly the words most commonly used in social and business correspondence.
Vocabulary. The first problem, then, in preparing a text book in spelling is to select in a scientific manner the words which are most commonly used in written intercourse. The name common-word Spellers is purposely chosen for these books, as it accurately describes the vocabulary contained in this series of spellers.
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Synopsis
Excerpt from The Common-Word Spellers, Vol. 1: A Two-Book Course in Spelling for the Common Schools
The outstanding features of the common-word Spellers are: 1 The books contain a scientifically selected vocabulary of the words most commonly used in written correspondence.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.