Re: USAGE: No rants! (USAGE: di"f"thong)

on 5/29/06 7:46 AM, Henrik Theiling at theiling@ABSINT.COM wrote:

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> 1) Do you think English spelling should be reformed?
>
> [ ] No, it should not be reformed
> [X ] Yes, it should be reformed, but only slightly
> [ ] Yes, and we need a whole now spelling
> [ ] I don't care
>
> 2a) Do you think English spelling is phonemic?
>
> [ ] Yes
> [X ] No
> [ ] I don't know
> [ ] I don't care
>
> 2b) Do you think English spelling is phonetic?
>
> [ ] Yes
> [X ] No
> [ ] I don't know
> [ ] I don't care
>
> 3a) Do you think English spelling should be phonemic?
>
> [ ] Yes
> [X ] No
> [ ] I don't care
>
> 3b) Do you think English spelling should be phonetic?
>
> [X ] Yes
> [ ] No
> [ ] I don't care
>
> 4) Which spelling would you prefer for current 'laugh'?
>
> [ ] laugh
> [X ] laff
> [ ] laf
> [ ] larf
> [ ] _______
> [ ] I don't care
>
> If you only answered 'I don't care' or 'I don't know' up to here,
> rethink whether you are really interested in this poll...
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> 5) Who is the most important group of people you think of when
> proposing/rejecting a spelling reform?
>
> [ ] People who can read already and just want to keep on reading
> undisturbed.  (This is probably the largest group of living
> people now).
>
> [ ] L1 learners of English
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> [X ] L2 learners of English [This will be the largest group of people
> if time is considered and we wait for 100 years.)
>
> [ ] Myself, I cannot read/write properly/have had problems learning it.
>
> [ ] _________________
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> 6) How should one cope with different dialects?
>
> [X ] By neglecting distinctions made in some dialects.
> [ ] By considering all distinctions made in dialects.
> [ ] By using historical state of English and base the spelling on it.
> [ ] By defining a standard dialect and use it regardless of variants.
> [ ] By using a semantics based writing system.
> [ ] __________________
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> 7) Have you thought about or (tried to) invent(ed) a spelling reform
> yourself?
>
> [X ] Yes
> [ ] No
>
> 8) Which other lang do think needs a spelling reform?
>
> [ ] Chinese
> [ ] Danish
> [ ] Faeroese
> [ ] French
> [ ] German
> [ ] Japanese
> [X ] Italian
> [ ] __________
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