More off-topic drivel: Re: Language and English

From: Robert Schaefer <rschaefe_at_gcfn.org>
Date: Fri Jan 4 19:46:02 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc_at_conman.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 07:34 PM
Subject: Re: More off-topic drivel: Re: Language and English


> It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
> >
> > If we could simply agree to spell through thru, as it's often done
already,
> > and tough as tuff, etc, it would be an improvement. Of course, there
are
> > still lots of possible syntax errors, e.g. there vs. their vs they're.
>
> A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling
> by Mark Twain

ROFLMAO! I was going to look around and see if I could find this again.

It looks like things are progressing a little slower than Sam thought.
Perhaps it's progressing by generations rather than years?

Bob

>
> For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped
> to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer
> be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained
> would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2
> might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the
> same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with
> "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
>
> Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear
> with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12
> or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants.
> Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi
> ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz
> ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.
>
> Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud
> hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
>
> -spc (Wondurfl!)
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