 As a result of Knudsen's work, the Parliament of Norway passed the first orthographical reforms in 1862, most of which also had its proponents in Denmark.Though modest in comparison to subsequent reforms, it nevertheless marked a legislative step toward a distinct written standard for Norway.Silent "e"'s were eliminated from written Norwegian ("faa" rather than "faae"), double vowels were no longer used to denote long vowels, "k" replaced the use of "c", "q", and "ch" in most words, and "ph" was eliminated in favor of "f".