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Re: English notation

From:tristan alexander mcleay <zsau@...>
Date:Saturday, June 30, 2001, 2:19
> But I'm afraid that by adopting a _phonetic_ approach to spelling reform, > you inevitably invite just that. And, with respect, it is a little more > than bickering. Some of us like it to be appreciated occasionally that > English is not confined to 49 united states in north America + Hawaii. > > IMHO the only successful way for a wholesale reform of English (rather than > regularizing present spelling) is to adopt a _phonemic_ approach which > accommodates all mainstream varieties of English. >
Tom! Pay thee attention! These two paragraphs say exactly what I wanted to, but had difficulty doing so, for some reason. And, I wish to make this very clear, it was never, ever, ever my intention to offend you. (If you(pl) do get offended by what i say, but putting :)s after it removes the offence, imagine a simley after it. It was probably meant to be there, i just often forget to put them in. I try, but I forget.) Tristan.

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Tom Tadfor Little <tom@...>