Saundspel, the phonology forum, is a discussion group for those interested in spelling by sound, applied linguistics, writing systems, history, and spelling reform.
If you have a language related question, post it here. If you post something not language related, you risk being banned from the group.
The Saundspel discussion group was originally set up to build a machine readable IPA analog for transcribing English speech. SAMPA* was available but not designed as a writing system. ENgliS , Unigraf, and similar notations are about as close as we have come to finding an easily read and typed way to represent 40+ sounds with a 26 character (ASCII) keyboard. An improved orthography for World English (see euro-english) remains a key but not the sole concern of this group. [ more -includes 20 links]
... 1st, wi hv t no wt hi mins by dt nem, & den, a gud risn y wi zd avoid argumnts (wik wi myt win).? (First, we have to know what he means by that name, and
... I hvnt risivd d abv buc, bt i hv risivd Bob Clecklers buc bilo, wik i fil is n x'lnt buc 4 d cos & i hyli rec'mend it b red by evri1.. ( I haven't received
Wiki: Reading education in the USA (1/4) Ā Reading education is the process by which individuals are taught to derive meaning from the visual notation of
Why should we dumb-down the written language? PS: I don't understand the problem. SB: Anytime there is a mention of spelling reform someone comments that they