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Benjamin Franklin suggested a new way of spelling English words by creating a phonetic alphabet. He proposed to get rid of the letters c, j, q, w, x, and y, as he felt they were unnecessary.

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Benjamin Franklin suggested a new way of spelling English words by creating a phonetic alphabet. He proposed to get rid of the letters c, j, q, w, x, and y, as he felt they were unnecessary.

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