The Future of Rules: A Discussion with Lorraine Daston
New Books in Law
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The Future of Rules of Spelling
The rules of spelling are embraced with such fervor because that they symbolize belonging to a nation. The winners of the American national spelling D, which fetishizes correct orthography, have been almost without exception in recent years. "I do not think there is any straightforward narrative to be derived from this long history"
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