Periodicals>Magazine Article: Franklin, Benjamin (April, 1768), A Scheme for a new Alphabet and a Reformed Mode of Spelling, Gentleman's Magazine, Retrieved on -0001-11-30
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Benjamin Franklin's Strategy for a Phonetic American Alph...
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Folksonomies: phonetics
Franklin was interested in moving American English to a phonetic spelling system, introducing eight new letters to the alphabet to account for common sounds not currently covered with single letters and removing other letters considered redundant.