Christopher Upward (1938-2002) was a Senior Lecturer in German at Aston University in Birmingham until his retirement in 1995. For many years Upward was a member of the committee of the
Simplified Spelling Society (now known as the
English Spelling Society), and Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of the Simplified Spelling Society. He was also an Associate Editor of
The Oxford Companion to the English Language (1992), and prepared two editions of
Cut Spelling: A handbook to the simplification of written English by omission of redundant letters (Simplified Spelling Society 1992, 1996).
George Davidson is a freelance lexicographer, book compiler and editor. He has written several books on English grammar, usage, spelling, and vocabulary, such as How to Punctuate (2005) and Improve Your Spelling (2005), and has edited numerous books, including the 150th Anniversary Edition of Rogets Thesaurus of English Words & Phrases (2002). He has formerly worked as a French teacher and lecturer in linguistics.
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