This would offer immigrants an opportunity to learn to read and write English, which is often less phonetically consistent hop were not uncommon during the period, and some of the better-known results include Pitman Shorthand and (much later) the Shavian alphabet.
This would offer immigrants an opportunity to learn to read and write English, which is often less phonetically consistent than many other languages. Similar experiments were not uncommon during the period, and some of the better-known results include Pitman Shorthand and (much later) the Shavian alphabet.