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ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.… — The Devil's Dictionary

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The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear. Advocated with more heat than light by the outmates of every asylum for the insane. They have had to concede a few things since the time of Chaucer, but are none the less hot in defence of those to be conceded hereafter.

Place: ¶1106
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