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H.L. Mencken (1880–1956). The American Language. 1921.

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  12. The change of c into s:
AmericanEnglish
defensedefence
offenseoffence
pretensepretence
vise (a tool)vice
  13. The substitution of s for z:
advertisementadvertizement
fusefuze
  14. The substitution of k for c:
molluskmollusc
skepticsceptic
  15. The insertion of a supernumerary e:
foregoforgo
foregatherforgather
  16. The substitution of ct for x:
connectionconnexion
inflectioninflexion
  17. The substitution of y for i:
drylydrily
gayetygaiety
gypsygipsy
pygmypigmy
  18. Miscellaneous differences:
alarm (signal)alarum
behoovebehove
brierbriar
buncombebunkum
catsupketchup
clotureclosure
cozycosy
cutlascutlass
czartsar
gasolinegasolene
graygrey
hostlerostler
jailgaol
maneuvermanœuvre
pedlerpedlar
show (verb)shew
snickersnigger
stenosisstegnosis
  This list might be very much extended by including compounds and derivatives, e. g., coloured, colourist, colourless, colour-blind,


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