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A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling
by Mark Twain
by Mark Twain
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later.
Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants.
Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
3 comments:
Dearest Amelia.
You were the first one to wish me a Happy Birthday..
Thanks so much and you remembered even though I haven't written to you for so long. I told your Mom I was going to and I never did except for a small note.
I hope that you are doing all right.
I am 59 years old and that is way over the hill but even though I am old, I feel OK!
Thanks again my friend....Love Terry
that's interesting and funny at the same time!
I happen to stumble upon your blog somehow :-)
Keep it up
Thanks JH.
Will try to update often. Getting a little lazy already. :P
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