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curprev 00:5200:52, 1 June 2025 Mapsax talk contribs 51,331 bytes +201 →Further reading: Henry; template "lacking ISBN" undo

curprev 18:0518:05, 28 May 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 51,130 bytes −304 →Unsuccessful reform proposers: removed duplicate asimov undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 16:2016:20, 24 May 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 51,434 bytes +494 →Historical and contemporary advocates of reform: added john wilkins undo Tag: Visual edit
curprev 16:0116:01, 24 May 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 50,940 bytes +544 →Historical and contemporary advocates of reform: reordered advocates by birth year undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 14:2514:25, 19 April 2025 2601:c6:d200:e9b0:f12f:14e3:97ee:8ef2 talk 50,415 bytes +1 →History: Changed examples of English words with French origins undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 02:1202:12, 14 April 2025 2806:1016:6:faca:7427:8928:8262:a767 talk 50,414 bytes +10 Name undo

curprev 04:2704:27, 4 April 2025 Citation bot talk contribs 50,404 bytes −51 Alter: pages, url. URLs might have been anonymized. Added jstor. Removed parameters. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Articles with disputed statements from March 2025 | #UCB_Category 97/139 undo

curprev 11:1611:16, 2 April 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 50,455 bytes +301 →Historical and contemporary advocates of reform: moved anatoly liberman to reform proposers given his partial advocacy for certain reforms undo Tag: Visual edit
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curprev 21:5821:58, 31 March 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 50,150 bytes +421 →Unsuccessful reform proposers: added robert bridges undo Tag: Visual edit
curprev 11:1411:14, 31 March 2025 Wbm1058 talk contribs m 49,729 bytes +1 redirect bypass from Ronald Regan to Ronald Reagan using popups – surely Reagan didn't support reform of the spelling of his own name?! undo

curprev 19:2319:23, 30 March 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 49,728 bytes −798 →Historical and contemporary advocates of reform: removed all who are not independently notable, as well as John Wilkins as his was not a spelling reform; Asimov moved to unsuccessful spelling reformers since he detailed some aspects of a scheme undo Tag: Visual edit
curprev 17:5217:52, 30 March 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 50,526 bytes +3,980 →Historical and contemporary advocates of reform: removed milton, added feynman, müller and generally improved citations and formatting undo Tags: nowiki added Visual edit

curprev 22:4022:40, 27 March 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 46,546 bytes −245 →Arguments for reform: tidied up main section here undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 21:2821:28, 24 March 2025 2601:8c0:982:12f0:4f9a:aaa2:4490:f529 talk 46,791 bytes +105 Added citation 21 undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 00:3700:37, 1 March 2025 Danial Bass talk contribs 46,686 bytes −23 →16th and 17th centuries: simplify undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 09:5809:58, 25 February 2025 Denisarona talk contribs 46,709 bytes +47 Undid revision 1277527375 by 2601:647:6881:FCC0:BF78:B7FB:4EC5:C314 (talk) - original correct undo Tag: Undo
curprev 04:3504:35, 25 February 2025 2601:647:6881:fcc0:bf78:b7fb:4ec5:c314 talk 46,662 bytes −47 →Redundant letters: F sounds diff than what v is supposed to be undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 10:2210:22, 25 January 2025 192.80.111.27 talk 46,709 bytes 0 →16th and 17th centuries: Fixed typo undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 21:1321:13, 2 January 2025 Citation unneeded talk contribs 46,709 bytes +145 →16th and 17th centuries: updated to reflect the fact that Thomas Smith did not suggest specific reforms undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 15:3015:30, 29 December 2024 Citation unneeded talk contribs m 46,564 bytes +62 →Spelling reform proposals: changed SR1 to 'step 1' and added (TSR) undo Tag: Visual edit
curprev 13:2613:26, 29 December 2024 Citation unneeded talk contribs 46,502 bytes +7 →Spelling reform proposals: further filled out section undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 07:4907:49, 16 December 2024 70.187.229.242 talk 46,495 bytes −2 →Redundant letters undo
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curprev 18:4918:49, 8 November 2024 Chris the speller talk contribs m 46,448 bytes 0 replaced: Minister of Education → minister of education, Secretary of State → secretary of state, President → president (2), Secretary of State → secretary of state, Society → society, President → president undo Tag: AWB

curprev 02:0002:00, 14 September 2024 Remsense talk contribs 46,448 bytes −453 Reverting edit(s) by 173.66.178.129 (talk) to rev. 1234608864 by 86.19.7.12: Non-constructive edit (UV 0.1.5) undo Tags: Ultraviolet Undo

curprev 23:1023:10, 13 September 2024 173.66.178.129 talk 46,901 bytes +453 13 sep 2024 7:11 pm est ( gmt - 5 ) : #add in 'see also'# Moses recommend that law-of-moses be written in text which is easy to read undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 06:4906:49, 15 July 2024 86.19.7.12 talk 46,448 bytes +14 →Undoing the changes: It is still common to use -t instead of -ed in some cases undo

curprev 16:3516:35, 8 July 2024 166.181.82.87 talk 46,434 bytes +31 Copy edit opening paragraphs undo

curprev 04:4604:46, 24 March 2024 AnomieBOT talk contribs m 46,403 bytes +16 Dating maintenance tags: {{Cn}} undo
curprev 02:4502:45, 24 March 2024 Yyannako talk contribs 46,387 bytes +6 →Extending or replacing the basic English alphabet: cn undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 20:3720:37, 12 March 2024 Indefatigable talk contribs 46,381 bytes −59 Reverted good faith edits by 2601:18F:47E:1820:2BC:3DB9:6829:D0A (talk): No external links in the body of article, and is this proposal notable? undo Tags: Twinkle Undo

curprev 18:4218:42, 11 March 2024 2601:18f:47e:1820:2bc:3db9:6829:d0a talk 46,440 bytes +59 Added CRESS Optimized System undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit

curprev 08:3408:34, 16 February 2024 Materialscientist talk contribs m 46,381 bytes 0 Reverted edits by 72.194.78.211 (talk): not adhering to manual of style (HG) (3.4.12) undo Tags: Huggle Rollback
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curprev 00:0700:07, 16 February 2024 Mindmatrix talk contribs m 46,381 bytes −74 Reverted edit by 84.203.151.5 (talk) to last version by Sgroey undo Tag: Rollback

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curprev 02:1502:15, 9 January 2024 Sgroey talk contribs m 46,381 bytes +32 clean up, typo(s) fixed: Vice-president → vice-president undo Tag: AWB

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