Teachers and linguists continued to object to certain features of the spelling. It was thought that too great an emphasis was being given to etymology. For instance, was spelt differently in "lzen" ("to read", single "e" in open syllable for ) and in "hten" ("to be called", double "e" in open syllable for the same ). This reflected the etymological distinction between "sharp-long" "e" (from Old Dutch long "ē") and "soft-long" "e" (from Old Dutch short "e" and "i" that were lengthened in open syllables). However, the etymological reasoning was hard to teach, as the distinction was not made by most Dutch speakers anymore.