Wasn't this, or something like it, the subject of recent threads? How much
will improved communication slow the evolution of language? Or will
dispersing humans throughout the reaches of space create all sorts of new
dialects?
>Subject: Fw: A plan for the improvement of English spelling :)
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> A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling
> by Mark Twain
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> 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.
>
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