Re: Learn MUTLAK the secret language of mutants
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 21, 2004, 22:12 |
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On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 01:30:56PM -0800, Gary Shannon wrote:
> Part of the problem with phonetic spelling is that
> "tranzzzzlate" and "transssslate" are both accepted
> pronunciations.
Each of those represents a pair of accepted pronunciations,
actually. The four main options are /'tr&nzlejt/, /'tr&nslejt/,
/tr&nz'lejt/, and /tr&ns'lejt/. There are many reasons why it's
basically too late for phonetic spelling reform of English.
> I will probably toss out most of the spelling changes
> for reasons discussed under the topic "Why my conlangs
> SUCK"
I don't see why English spelling conventions should make one whit of
difference in the quality of your conlangs . . .
-Mark
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> --gary