Re: lessons for conlang orthography Re: English notation

Tom Tadfor Little wrote:


> A lot could be done just by marking long and short vowels in ambiguous
> situations, and eliminating silent e.

Silent "e" *is* how English marks long vowels in one common situation.
I would not only keep it, but even extend it:  "roome", "foole",
"finde", "winde" (meaning twist, as opposed to "wind" meaning moving
air).

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