How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee

Book Excerpt:...being asked."It's a glorious exercise, suh," said the professor to me, in the private cabin."In moderation, yes," I answered."May I inquiuh to what you-all are referrin'?" he asked haughtily."Why, to this," I answered, tapping my glass.The professor grew more stiff. "I referred to simplifyin' the spellin' of our language," he said."A glorious exercise?" I repeated vaguely."Fo' the imagination, suh. Turn yore eye whah you will, you'll see words that need refawmin', words that...