| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 30, 1999, 14:02 |
Nik Taylor scripsit:> But if the Latinate spelling would suggest an incorrect pronunciation, > then shouldn't it be reformed as well? I see no reason to have a > different convention for native vs. non-native words.There isn't. It is simply a fact that irregularities in English spelling tend to be concentrated in the native words. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin