08-30-2003, 06:48 AM | #1 | |
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English spelling reform
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Spelling reforms would make English much easier to learn and to spell, even for native speakers. I've read that if you had a small card with explanations of pronunciation for Spanish, you could get around in a Spanish speaking country with relatively correct pronunciation. A card for the same purpose for English would be roughly the size of a fridge. There are many arguments for a spelling reform, some of which can be found at some sites including Why English spelling should be updated What do you think? Would a spelling reform be too impractical? But if it worked for Chinese, with a vastly different & incredibly complex spelling system, why not English? Last edited by Linaewen : 08-31-2003 at 05:17 AM. |
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