Re: "Strong Verb/Ablauted Verb" Society?

Bryan Parry wrote at 2005-02-17 23:50:06 (+0000)
 > Does anyone here know of a group dedicated to
 > increasing the number of strong or ablauted verbs in
 > English?
 >
 > I posted a thread at Zompist.com trying to regularise
 > and put English irregular verbs in ablaut or strong
 > classes, and in doing so, expand those classes.
 > However my cries have fallen on deaf ears (I believe
 > some of the other folks there just simply do not "get"
 > what I am about).
 >
 > So yeah, it is eccentric, it is mad, but has anyone
 > else attempted this, in a state of attempting this, or
 > know of any noble efforts to do such a thing? If so, I
 > would be mightily greatful in hearing about it.
 >

I don't know of anyone doing this in English.  However, below is the
website (in German) of the _Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben_
"Society for the Strengthening of Verbs", who appear to be of like
mind to you:

http://www.soviseau.de/verben/

I don't actually speak German, but I see they have a page of English
verbs:

http://www.soviseau.de/verben/en.htm

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