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I never learned this, I can read all the examples easily though. They remind me a bit of Feersum Endjin by Iain M. Banks, and True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey.

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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 31 points 2 months ago (6 children)

A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling by Mark Twain probably not

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.

Jenerally, 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 rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.

Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.

[–] Gloomy@mander.xyz 8 points 2 months ago

Found smortys alt account ;-)

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 months ago

Reading this caused me physical distress

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Ew.

That just turns into Dutch.

No thanks.

[–] fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I swear the final product is like how Spaniard kids that don't know english write it.

Soo... Intuitive for Spaniards I guess? Having coherency in the pronunciation of letters isn't a bad thing per se.

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Haha I love this. It breaks my brain, but the end result is so much simpler :D

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fainali, xen...

Hey, you said no x's!

[–] fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago

You missed the part where they were reintroduced:

Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Well, America has been running another experiment for decades that has left a lot of people unable to spell - or do math, or science or think rationally and critically: the destruction of the education system.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Note that this article is not about the US

Decades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequences

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

Yes, it was a comment on what goes on in another country, for comparison.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 2 months ago

If you think of it as a project to destroy teachers' unions who always favor one political party, then it makes more sense.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Here is the title image

Tap for translationIf you are able to read these words, you might have been part of a failed English teaching initiative

[–] MycarHolmes@quokk.au 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

TIL I might have been part of a failed English teaching initiative (despite being born after the 60s and not in England)

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's quite easily readable for me as well.

[–] MycarHolmes@quokk.au 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I remember you might have sat next to me.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it instantaneous for you, or do you have to think about it at all?

The only part I stumbled on briefly was faulld

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Inglish was the only thing to trip me up

[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Hilarious that they misspelled "failed" anyway.

[–] oracleunity@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

ow, my wernicke's area

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

See also New Math from about the same era.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 2 months ago

I always think of another New Math.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

Ur spelleeng it rong!

[–] Ildar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Вполне можно прочитать