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Speling Refohrm
Hay, Yahl*,
Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this noozgroop. Iem wundring if ther haz ben anee progres mayd in the last fyoo yeerz amung ejookaytrz toowahrd the fohrmyoolashon ov a konsistent, lojikal English speling sistem?
a.b.
*Pleez pahrdon mie yoos ov "yahl" heer, a Sowtheest U.S. slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl". Ie no manee fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself!
Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this noozgroop. Iem wundring if ther haz ben anee progres mayd in the last fyoo yeerz amung ejookaytrz toowahrd the fohrmyoolashon ov a konsistent, lojikal English speling sistem?
a.b.
*Pleez pahrdon mie yoos ov "yahl" heer, a Sowtheest U.S. slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl". Ie no manee fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself!
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B. Normal 65) wrote on 29 Nov 2003: [nq:1]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this ... S.
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- Normal 65) wrote on 29 Nov 2003: [nq:1]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this ...
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- slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl".
- [/nq] Fugidit.
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(Email Removed) (A.B. Normal 65) wrote on 29 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this ... Sowtheest U.S. slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl". Ie no manee fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself![/nq]
Fugidit.
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.
[nq:1]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this ... Sowtheest U.S. slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl". Ie no manee fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself![/nq]
Fugidit.
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.
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[nq:1]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this ... Sowtheest U.S. slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl". Ie no manee fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself![/nq]
Ah sez yuh is dooin' kuwait ollrite!
Thomas F. Howald
Ah sez yuh is dooin' kuwait ollrite!
Thomas F. Howald
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[nq:2]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ... fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself![/nq]
[nq:1]Ah sez yuh is dooin' kuwait ollrite![/nq]
I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, but if it ever happens, I hope it's based on knowledge, wisdom and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.
John W Hall (Email Removed)
Cochrane, Alberta, Canad
[nq:1]Ah sez yuh is dooin' kuwait ollrite![/nq]
I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, but if it ever happens, I hope it's based on knowledge, wisdom and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.
John W Hall (Email Removed)
Cochrane, Alberta, Canad
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[nq:1]Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov English speling refohrm on this ... Sowtheest U.S. slayng ekspreshun meening "yooz peepl". Ie no manee fiend it ofensiv, but wut the hek, just beeing mieself![/nq]
Please tell us that you have thought about - and even solved - the problem of how to handle regional variation in pronunciation.
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Please tell us that you have thought about - and even solved - the problem of how to handle regional variation in pronunciation.
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[nq:2]Ah sez yuh is dooin' kuwait ollrite![/nq]
[nq:1]I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, but if it ever happens, I hope it's based on knowledge, wisdom and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.[/nq]
It has happened in the Netherlands, several times even, and it has (of course) in al cases been based on the pretence of "knowledge, wisdom and logic".
How could it be done
[nq:1]I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, but if it ever happens, I hope it's based on knowledge, wisdom and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.[/nq]
It has happened in the Netherlands, several times even, and it has (of course) in al cases been based on the pretence of "knowledge, wisdom and logic".
How could it be done
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[nq:2]Ah sez yuh is dooin' kuwait ollrite![/nq]
[nq:1]I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, but if it ever happens, I hope it's based on knowledge, wisdom and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.[/nq]
Now, now. Did yoo get up on the rong sied ov the bed this mohrning? ) It's true, I have been going a little nuts with the phonetics in some of my recent posts. Just trying to i
[nq:1]I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, but if it ever happens, I hope it's based on knowledge, wisdom and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.[/nq]
Now, now. Did yoo get up on the rong sied ov the bed this mohrning? ) It's true, I have been going a little nuts with the phonetics in some of my recent posts. Just trying to i
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[nq:2]I can think of a few reasons for spelling reform, ... and logic, and that A.B. has no part in it.[/nq]
[nq:1]Now, now. Did yoo get up on the rong sied ov the bed this mohrning?...[/nq]
OK, A.B., I'm willing to concede that your horrible 'example' was prompted by nothing worse than an excess of zeal for the topic. If you want to succeed, with a reasonable system, then we may give you
[nq:1]Now, now. Did yoo get up on the rong sied ov the bed this mohrning?...[/nq]
OK, A.B., I'm willing to concede that your horrible 'example' was prompted by nothing worse than an excess of zeal for the topic. If you want to succeed, with a reasonable system, then we may give you
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[nq:1]To the earlier three basic guides, I'll add 'broad concensus'.[/nq]
Or rather, 'broad consensus'. :-) (Sorry... couldn't resist.)
[nq:1]For many years I had resisted spelling reform, primarily because that would lose a lot of the clues to word meanings from the Latin & Greek etc roots, but more recently I have come to believe that we'd gain more than we'd lose by reforming.[/nq]
Or rather, 'broad consensus'. :-) (Sorry... couldn't resist.)
[nq:1]For many years I had resisted spelling reform, primarily because that would lose a lot of the clues to word meanings from the Latin & Greek etc roots, but more recently I have come to believe that we'd gain more than we'd lose by reforming.[/nq]
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[nq:1]In this case, the Latin root tells us that 'consensus' should have an 's' rather than a 'c' there. This belies the importance of etymology in determining spelling.[/nq]
How ya figure? Is this some new meaning of "belies" with which I'm not familiar?
How ya figure? Is this some new meaning of "belies" with which I'm not familiar?
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[nq:1]Re some other folks' remarks about regional variations, dialects, etc. I don't see why those could not continue. Reformed English ... anyone, it would merely be adopted by anyone choosing to do so, and should succeed or fail on its merits.[/nq]
I'm the only one, as far as I can see, who made remarks about regional variation, and they had nothing to do with your points. (I do think it
I'm the only one, as far as I can see, who made remarks about regional variation, and they had nothing to do with your points. (I do think it
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