On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:05:35 -0400 John Cowan <cowan@...>
writes:
> > > Wijk thinks "ph" iz unnecessary, chainging it to "f" everywhare;
> > > I suspect this iz excessiv.
> > I don't think so... at least changing <ph> to <f> doesn't alter
> the
> > appearance that drastically (IMHO).
> Yes, but it is always pronounced /f/, so the principle of regularity
> calls for leaving it alone.
> --
> John Cowan cowan@ccil.org
> I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin
In my name, the {ph} is pronounced /v/.
That's probably why the alternate spelling {Steven} came about.
-Stephen (Steg)
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