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Re: English notation

From:tristan alexander mcleay <zsau@...>
Date:Sunday, July 1, 2001, 3:49
> Yes; I think the confusion occurred because my original posting was just > meant to offer a minor "improvement" on Christian's suggestion; and I > think > you took me to be advocating an English spelling reform based on a > phonetic > transcription of American English pronunciation, which was not even on my > mind. I don't think it was Christian's intent, either, although his > transcription scheme clearly has that look to speakers of British > English.
Okay. I understand it all now. All fine and dandy, then.
> Cheers, Tom
Americans say cheers? I thought this was an Aussie and Brittish thinc. Tristan