Spelling (orthographical) Change Flashcards
Additional final -e
Nouns (milke) verbs (aske) adjectives (poore)
Solde- past participle
Omission of final -e
Diuers
Additional medial ‘e’
Writeing
Parteing
Omission of medial -e
Wherby
Somtime
Single medial consonant
Goten, maners, kils
Single final consonant
Busines
Doubling
Bee, doo, mee, thinne
i/y interchange
Sayd, theyr, yron, eies
-ie used instead of -y in final position
Calamatie, hardlie
u/v interchange
Whatsoeuer (medial)
vnto (initial)
Substituted vowel sound
Possibly reflections pronunciation
Eg i instead of ee
Missing vowel
Livd, hangd (reduced suffix)
Happnd (reflecting pronunciation)
Inconsistencies
Bee/be
Sayd/saies
Powder/pouder
Ampersand ‘&’
The abbreviation of the coordinating conjunction ‘and’ used in formal texts