>          Another example which I find interesting, informative, and amusing   
   is   
   >one I ran across when our daughter chose to read James Fenimore Cooper's   
   series   
   >of novels about a character who is probably best known for his role in THE   
   LAST   
   >OF THE MOHICANS.  To make a long story short, if one persists in reading all   
   of   
   >these novels one may catch a glimpse of certain pre-Webster American   
   spellings.   
   >I noticed e.g. that the word "squaw" was spelled "squar" in a particular   
   volume   
   >... but not in more recent editions from different publishers.  When I saw   
   this   
   >I thought to myself "Oh, wow... he's using British phonics!"  To test my   
   theory   
   >I reported my observation to a friend who grew up east of London.  She   
   couldn't   
   >understand what I was so excited about because she'd spell it "squar" too.    
   :-)   
      
   LOL!   
      
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