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Re: Artlang-driven English spelling reform

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, May 12, 2000, 17:40
Carlos Thompson wrote:
> <ng> into eng, when pronounced /N/, left <ng> when /Ng/.
Make /Ng/ into eng-g. /ng/ can exist in at least some dialects in words like "engulf" (/IngVlf/ in my idiolect)
> <gh> into yoth, when mude or /f/, <g> when /g/.
The spelling's _yogh_. And why use it, when dropping or <f> would work?
> Now is time for vowels... volunteers?
*evil grin*, Semetic-style - vowels are unmarked! ;-) -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor