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“Todo lo que sea acercarse poco a poco, evolutivamente, a la ortografía fonética es un progreso, como son un retroceso todos esos signos inútiles, como la h de harmonía o la b de obscuro.”

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Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno was a Spanish novelist, philosopher, and academic. His works profoundly reflected the ideas of individualism and existentialism, and had a profound impact on 20th-century literature and philosophy. more

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