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Is Simplified Spelling Worth Reform?
digitalhermit writes "I guess many folks are of very little brain, and big words bother them... There's a push for simpler spelling. Instead of 'weigh' it would be 'way.' 'Dictionary' would be 'dikshunery' and so forth. Dunno if it's a joke, but it seems in earnest. Mark Twain must be spinning around somewhere." Twain is often credited with the satirical call for spelling reform called "A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling," though according to Wikipedia, Twain was "actually a supporter of reform," and the piece may have been written by M.J. Shields. Benjamin Franklin was another champion of spelling reform, and even came up with a phonetic alphabet to implement such reform.
clever abuse of the major phonetic differences between the germanic language english and the germanic language german :D
german is honestly the superior language IMHO - rules are solid, it structurally allows for more interesting usage
(and german is my second language)
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if Americans won't even switch to the blasted metric system we will never, NEVER employ this spelling reformation. No matter how logical it is to spell things how they sound, it won't happen.