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Re: Creative spelling scheme

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 10, 2001, 19:54
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:04:33 +1030 Morgan Palaeo Associates
<morganpalaeo@...> writes:
> As an intellectual challenge, I've created an English spelling > scheme that works with my dialect.
- It's very interesting... it's a lot different than the systems that i've used, and seems sort of counter-intuitive to me, but if it works for you, great!
> Stress > ------ > > * If the final syllable ends with a vowel and is stressed, a 'h' is > placed after it. > * If a _single_ consonant follows a stressed vowel, the consonant is > doubled. > * If two or more consonants follow a stressed vowel, regardless of > which syllable the consonants are part of, a 'h' follows the > cluster. > Monosyllablic words are not considered stressed.
- Marking stress with consonants: good idea.
> Examples > --------
> "Jesus Christ" = Djeozziz Kruest
- The final {s} in "Jesus" is voiced in your dialect? -Stephen (Steg) "for you i will also give... a ferret." ~ *not* Eyal Golan, "Yafa Sheli"