li [Henrik Theiling] mi tulis la
> Here's a poll:
>
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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
> [X] Yes, and we need a whole now spelling
> [ ] I don't care
No completely revised but more than slightly. At least remove the
irregularities.
> 2a) Do you think English spelling is phonemic?
>
> [x] Yes
> [ ] No
> [ ] I don't know
> [ ] I don't care
Not 100%, but it is based on speech.
> 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?
>
> [x] Yes
> [ ] No
> [ ] I don't care
There is much room for improvement.
> 3b) Do you think English spelling should be phonetic?
>
> [ ] Yes
> [x] No
> [ ] I don't care
Unrealistic given the many dialects, and variations.
> 4) Which spelling would you prefer for current 'laugh'?
>
> [ ] laugh
> [ ] laff
> [x] laf
> [ ] larf
> [ ] _______
> [ ] I don't care
Though I could also go with "laff".
> 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...
>
> 5) Who is the most important group of people you think of when
> proposing/rejecting a spelling reform?
>
> [x] People who can read already and just want to keep on reading
> undisturbed. (This is probably the largest group of living
> people now).
>
> [x] L1 learners of English
>
> [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.
No, never had any problems with it but often see it happening with
others.
> [ ] _________________
>
> 6) How should one cope with different dialects?
>
> [x] By neglecting distinctions made in some dialects.
> [ ] By considering all distinctions made in dialects.
> [x] 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.
> [ ] __________________
> 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?
>
> [x] Chinese
Needs a phonemic system, but not Pinyin. Maybe Bopomofo.
> [x] Danish
> [?] Faeroese
Don't know enough Faroese to answer this one.
> [x] French
Almost as bad as English.
> [x] German
Only minor adjustments. Eliminate "?" as has been some in the recent
reform though not universally accepted. Maybe change "sch" to "sh".
> [x] Japanese
Switch everything either to Kana or Romaji (without diacritics).
> [x] _Russian_
Use something more like the Serbian (Cyrillic) alphabet.
> [x] _Polish_
Something more like other Slavic langugages use. Maybe even convert to
Cyrillic script.
> [x] _Thai or Cambodian_
Romanize it!
> [x] _anything else based on the Brahmi script_
Romanize it!
> [x] _Hebrew, and anything based on Perso-Arabic scripts_
Start writing vowels! (not just in dictionaries)
> [ ] _Malay-Indonesian_
> [ ] _Tagalog_
> [ ] _Hawaiian_
> [ ] _Serbian_
> [ ] _Turkish_
Good examples of phonemic spelling.
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