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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread eniwxn for Nuspelynh? #164561 12/22/2006 10:54 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont In Nuspelynh, there are no silent letters. A letter is written into a word only if it produces a sound. hcv fxn. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Re: eniwxn for Nuspelynh? #164562 01/04/2007 12:35 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Is he seriously suggesting that regional spelling should replace "class" spelling? Personally I pronounce father as fa(w)ther not as fa(y)thur. Just imagine how different the spelling would be between say Kentucky and Seattle. Or even between Manhatten and the Bronx. And I thought those annoyingly long lists of letters in text messaging (IMNSHO took me a week to figure out) were confusing. The Tower of Babel strikes again. (IMHO ) Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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