To the best of my knowledge, that's not a joke, even though I assumed it was the first time I read it. Mark Twain believed in spelling reform (https://en.wikipe

To the best of my knowledge, that's not a joke, even though I assumed it was the first time I read it. Mark Twain believed in spelling reform (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_reform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_refo...). But I find claims that he didn't write it: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/twain.htm http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/twain.htm