Re: Language changes, spelling reform (was Conlangea Dreaming)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 12, 2000, 5:57 |
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Robert Hailman wrote:
> The odd thing is that the language that could (arguably) have the most
> use for a spelling reform is the one where it's least likely to happen.
That's exactly why! Any spelling reform of English, no matter how
logically designed, or how minimalistic, if it made pronunciation 100%
predictable from spelling would require quite a few changes. A language
that has a pretty good spelling system would require only a few small
changes.