A previous argument: “C for K, because the printers have not so many as the Welsh requireth.”

A more recent argument: “Such a reform would diminish the number of letters about one sixteenth or eighteenth. This would save a page in eighteen; and a saving of an eighteenth in the expense of books, is an advantage that should not be overlooked.”

That’s Noah Webster, of -ise/-ize and dictionarial fame. The Varieties link has some more related juicy quotes, and Futility Closet is a whole nother bundle of joy.

I’m throwing extra procrastinatory links at you because things are going to be pretty quiet around here for a while — I’ve got papers to finish, family visiting, we’re moving house and then taking an early Christmas break. Amuse yourselves, why don’t you?