Re: English notation

> 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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