Bug#478654: fortunes: Mark Twain almost certainly did not write A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling

tags 478654 pending stop Thank you for your bug report. Attribution of this quote seemes quite disupted. Several sources claim Mark Twain's fatherood, others lean towards a different author. Further, looks like Twain did present lectures on the topic of spelling reform (see:

Bug#478654: fortunes: Mark Twain almost certainly did not write A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling

Package: fortunes Version: 1:1.99.1-3.1 Severity: minor See http://www.ojohaven.com/fun/spelling.html . A print copy of Words at Play or The Joy of Lex as they mention should be able to verify the claim. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500,