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

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  7. The conversion of decayed diphthongs into simple vowels:
AmericanEnglish
anemiaanæmia
anestheticanæsthetic
encyclopediaencyclopædia
diarrheadiarrhœa
ecologyœcology
ecumenicalœcumenical
edemaœdema
eonæon
esophagusœsophagus
estheticæsthetic
estivalæstival
etiologyætiology
hemorrhagehæmorrhage
medievalmediæval
septicemiasepticæmia
  8. The change of compound consonants into simple consonants:
bark (ship)barque
burden (ship’s)burthen
check (bank)cheque
draft (ship’s)draught
picket (military)piquet
plowplough
vialphial
  9. The change of o into a:
naughtnought
pudgypodgy
slug (verb)slog
slushslosh
taffytoffy (or toffee)
  10. The change of e into i:
incloseenclose
indorseendorse
inquireenquire
jimmy (burglar’s)jemmy
scimitarscimetar
  11. The change of y into a, ia or i:
ataxiaataxy
baritonebarytone
cachexiacachexy
cidercyder
pajamaspyjamas
siphonsyphon
sirensyren
tire (noun)tyre

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