These are snipits of the discussion that started with the question: Does texting ruin language. John brought up again how easy scrambled words are decoded ...
Rollo, I hope you are inspired to look at the early works on the pioneers of phonetic spelling. --Steve ... Re: It iz indeed rimaarkeubl hou unkonshs th graet...
Dear fellow English spelling reform buffs  I am forwarding the following correspondence not to endorse it, entirely, but because it contains issues...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20081201/tuk-peer-admits-texting-before-crash-6323e80.html  'Peer admits texting before crash 1 hour 49 mins ago Muslim peer Lord...
The 38 letter semiphonotypy system devised by Ellis is almost the same as Rollo's Lojikl Inglish. It is also quite similar to Jolly's dictionary script. ...
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 Transcription Challenge:  add your own transcriptions Quiz Sentences in New Spelling, Broad Romik, and other systematic notations. (Can you guess which...
http://books.google.co.za/books?id=cgkSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP9&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#PRA2-PA2,M1 This is written in a phonemic notation but it is about ...
This illustrates a way to move from a phonemic code to one that retains much of the traditional spelling by adding alternate spelling patterns. I think I...
The views of linguists on traditional polyvalence I often attempt to expose reform advocates to the views outside these discussion groups. Some of our...
When is a word not a word? I came in late on this thread so I am not sure what the original issue was. It seems have started as a rant against texting. ...
CRAIG: SYLLABIC consonants make absolutely no sense, because people cannot know when they are syllabic and when not. If one were to write "gambl", for...
The discussion below assumes a highly phonemic spelling system will be accepted. I think this unlikely. The reader doesn't need to read a word as a string of...
Paul, There are strong arguments for backward compatibility. However, no one has determined how easy this has to be. How deviant can be spelling be and still...
Paul, Thanks for your transcriptions into Folksrite. The ANSI diacritics did not survive the reposting. This happens when you switch from Western to Unicode. ...
I agree with Craig. Syllabic consonants make no sense for the reasons he's said. This is another instance of the seamingly ingrained idea that shorter is...
... correpond to their traditional dominant values. ... many problem reading (deciphering) DOGZ. ... PS: Spelling z for /z/ is mostly an aid to the beginning...
Stephen, I agree. - SL: "TS is an obstacle to literacy, a burden suffered by the entire ESW" - that must be our consistent message." SB: How can we get...
This research is old (2001) but it doesn't hurt to review it from time to time. Dyslexics more impaired in English (and French) than in Italian Equally...
PAUL: We should be more focused on what might sell STEVE: I don't think we can focus on what we can sell because most likely we can't sell any orthographic...
pierre...well stated! i agree completely. the noo Prez sez he likes "change". well, let's call hiz bluff. actually, i rote several letters tu the current Prez....
u think a total overhaul is possible? nope. bi way uv example, luuk at major league baseball, if u think overhauls r EZ. getting them tu accept video replay...
Paul...your note remindz me uv the saying, "persevere & never fear." ennywun hoo haz persisted in this groop clearly subscribez tu that filosofee. i'm hoping...
Gus...yes, texting haz introduced leejunz uv fokes tu the concept uv SR, az a purely practical solution in the cell fone aje. that's wun reezon i am optimistic...
Theo...guud idea, abt contacting the First Missus! Can't hurt. She's educated. Now let's c if she haz enny common sense! ilandpilot ... bak us. He shud be at...
Steve...tauk about "bottom lining" it, your "subject" sez it aul. if timid fokes r afraid tu embrace SR, i say let them go extinct in peece. i will still b...
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