 John the OFM  | 13 Sep 2007 4:58 p.m. PST |
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| quidveritas | 13 Sep 2007 5:01 p.m. PST |
I think my stomach hurts??? mjc |
| Charles Marlow | 13 Sep 2007 5:03 p.m. PST |
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| mjkerner | 13 Sep 2007 5:14 p.m. PST |
Reminds me of part of a Woody Allen (I think) essay about the English language from years ago, where "fish" could be spelled "ghosi"--gh pronounced as in tough; o as in women; si as in tension. |
| Condottiere | 13 Sep 2007 5:25 p.m. PST |
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| bobmcdonald | 13 Sep 2007 6:02 p.m. PST |
Mark Twain roet an artikal abowt it too: link |
| MiniatureWargaming dot com | 13 Sep 2007 6:23 p.m. PST |
Theodore Roosevelt was an advocate of simplified spelling as well. |
| TheRaven | 13 Sep 2007 6:32 p.m. PST |
Wutz rong wit fonetick spelink? |
| the Gorb | 13 Sep 2007 6:38 p.m. PST |
@mjkerner – I learned that in 3rd grade english (about 1965) fish = ghoeti as in…
cough, phoenix, constitution. Thanks for the (re)memory. Regards, the Gorb |
| phililphall | 13 Sep 2007 6:50 p.m. PST |
I'm hoping Aaron will come out with another really good show. Seems like the current crop just can't cut it. |
| Boone Doggle | 13 Sep 2007 7:05 p.m. PST |
Too late for me and prob too late for my kids. Maybe my grandkids will save a few braincells. |
| mweaver | 13 Sep 2007 10:55 p.m. PST |
So, in elementary school I was just ahead of my time, hmmm? |
| chonk34 | 13 Sep 2007 11:48 p.m. PST |
On the subject of spelling, a local radio station had a contest today. To win you had to call in and spell out the word "technology." They went through about a dozen people before someone finally spelled it right. |
| No Name02 | 14 Sep 2007 1:06 a.m. PST |
Spelling does change over the years. Trying to read stuff from the 1600's makes my head hurt. |
| RubberRonnie | 14 Sep 2007 1:18 a.m. PST |
Ghoeti = fish.
Are you sure it's English you're learning on that side of the pond? |
| SpaceCudet | 14 Sep 2007 1:38 a.m. PST |
I dunno about the future of spelling but the future of punctuation looks bleak. Yesterday, the wife brought home a leaflet from the Language and Speech Therapy Department in our area about encouraging your 2-3 year old to speak. I was surprised to read "yes, your brushing your doll's hair". Then shocked to see the mistake repeated three more times. "your running on the grass" etc. The good news was that, according to the leaflet, our 22 month old son already speaks like a 3 year old. |
| john steed | 14 Sep 2007 5:30 a.m. PST |
If that is what English is going to become I would rather take up French!! |
| Doc Ord | 14 Sep 2007 9:10 a.m. PST |
Whatever happened to Esperanto? |
| Last Hussar | 19 May 2008 2:15 p.m. PST |
I always want to put the apostrophe into Morrisons. When I win the lottery there will be a midnight raid. |
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