From a7d7542dc646a5fd124ef71e71ce260889f1701b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Camil Staps Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:24:50 +0100 Subject: Moved to 1415 directory --- files/practicum/ImproveEnglishSpelling.txt | 17 ----------------- 1 file changed, 17 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 files/practicum/ImproveEnglishSpelling.txt (limited to 'files/practicum/ImproveEnglishSpelling.txt') diff --git a/files/practicum/ImproveEnglishSpelling.txt b/files/practicum/ImproveEnglishSpelling.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 8c9d76c..0000000 --- a/files/practicum/ImproveEnglishSpelling.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -A plan for the improvement of English spelling - -For example, in Year 1 that useless letter 'c' would be dropped to be replaced either by 'k' or 's', and likewise 'x' would no longer be part of the alphabet. -The only case in which 'c' would be retained would be the 'ch' formation, which will be dealt with later. - -Year 2 might reform 'w' spelling, so that 'which' and 'one' would take the same consonant, while Year 3 might -well abolish 'y' replacing it with 'i' and Year 4 might fix the 'g/j' anomaly once and for all. - -Generally, then, the improvement would continue year by year with Year 5 doing away with useless -double consonants, and Years 6-12 or so modifying vowels and the remaining voiced and unvoiced consonants. - -By Year 15 or so, it would finally be possible to make just off the redundant letters 'c', 'y' and 'x' --- by now just a memory in the minds of old dodderers -- to replace 'ch', 'sh', and 'th' -respectively. - -Finally, then, after some 20 years of orthographical reform, we would have a logical, coherent spelling in just -throughout the English-speaking world. -- cgit v1.2.3