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In reply to the discussion: Here's a Page from the original 1611 printing of the King James [View all]mbusby
(825 posts)69. A Plan for the Improvement of Spelling in the English Language....
By Mark Twain
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter c would be dropped to be replased either by k or s, and likewise x would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase 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 konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish y replasing it with i and iear 4 might fiks the g/j anomali wonse and for all.
Generally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeiniing voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez c, y and xbai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez tu riplais ch, sh, and th rispektivili.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
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There's a good reason why many Christians reject anything other than the KJV
Major Nikon
Dec 2018
#6
Similar reaction in my house. Another group of humans seem afraid of mice (and -like creatures)
erronis
Dec 2018
#22
They are alive and well in Iceland, the exception to the general rule
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2018
#29
i might have ended up being called retarded, cause those fonts are hell on my dislexia.
pansypoo53219
Dec 2018
#71