Re: Swedish alphabet [was: Re: Spanish alphabet]

John Cowan wrote:
>
> Charles scripsit:
>
> > I have become convinced that it would be well to preserve
> > English and French spelling despite their silent letters etc.
>
> Nonetheless, a modest reform along the lines of Axel Wijk's would
> be a real boon for both English-speakers and English-learners
> (which two categories nowadays cover an awful lot).
Nay. It would both lose any connection to literature,
and fragment English into Nyorkese, Chicaguan, Bastonian,
and 9000 other dialects of English all around the world.
Can't do it. (Probably can't even speak of it much here,
maybe auxlang is a better venue). Phoneticism is a mistake.
Um, unless that was the intent of The Secret Cabal.