Re: Regularized Inglish
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 30, 1999, 1:07 |
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"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
> Why the arbitrary distinction? Wouldn't he say reading and writing are
> both equally important, even in the age of spellcheckers?
I don't think it's arbitrary. Having multiple ways of indicating the
same sound allows one to distinguish homophones, like /no/ as "no" and
"know", or however Regularized Inglish does it.
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