#englishspellingreform — Public Fediverse posts

@samuelpepys "Ashamed"? Really? 🙄 The only thing to be ashamed of here is that our writing system is so divorced from the language, yet we blame the people and not the broken system! #EnglishSpellingReform #EnglishSpellingReformNow

@samuelpepys "Ashamed"? Really? 🙄 The only thing to be ashamed of here is that our writing system is so divorced from the language, yet we blame the people and not the broken system! #EnglishSpellingReform #EnglishSpellingReformNow

@samuelpepys "Ashamed"? Really? 🙄 The only thing to be ashamed of here is that our writing system is so divorced from the language, yet we blame the people and not the broken system! #EnglishSpellingReform #EnglishSpellingReformNow

@samuelpepys "Ashamed"? Really? 🙄 The only thing to be ashamed of here is that our writing system is so divorced from the language, yet we blame the people and not the broken system! #EnglishSpellingReform #EnglishSpellingReformNow

@samuelpepys "Ashamed"? Really? 🙄 The only thing to be ashamed of here is that our writing system is so divorced from the language, yet we blame the people and not the broken system! #EnglishSpellingReform #EnglishSpellingReformNow

So, most varieties of English have around 40 distinctive sounds (phonemes). That is substantially more than the number of letters we typically use. So, new poll: if you were to design a spelling reform, how would you deal with that difference? #EnglishSpellingReform

So, most varieties of English have around 40 distinctive sounds (phonemes). That is substantially more than the number of letters we typically use. So, new poll: if you were to design a spelling reform, how would you deal with that difference? #EnglishSpellingReform

So, most varieties of English have around 40 distinctive sounds (phonemes). That is substantially more than the number of letters we typically use. So, new poll: if you were to design a spelling reform, how would you deal with that difference? #EnglishSpellingReform

So, most varieties of English have around 40 distinctive sounds (phonemes). That is substantially more than the number of letters we typically use. So, new poll: if you were to design a spelling reform, how would you deal with that difference? #EnglishSpellingReform

So, most varieties of English have around 40 distinctive sounds (phonemes). That is substantially more than the number of letters we typically use. So, new poll: if you were to design a spelling reform, how would you deal with that difference? #EnglishSpellingReform

My previous pinned #introductionpost post is quite old, so here's a new go ...

I teach #linguistics at the #UniversityOfAlberta. Professional interests include #AccessiblePedagogy, #Phonetics, #QuantitativeMethods (#statistics), #SpeechTechnology, #InternetLinguistics, #WritingSystems, and #EnglishSpellingReform

Outside of work, I like #ScottishCountryDancing, #Canoeing, and various nerdy pursuits such as #TTRPGs and #StarTrek. 🤓

My previous pinned #introductionpost post is quite old, so here's a new go ...

I teach #linguistics at the #UniversityOfAlberta. Professional interests include #AccessiblePedagogy, #Phonetics, #QuantitativeMethods (#statistics), #SpeechTechnology, #InternetLinguistics, #WritingSystems, and #EnglishSpellingReform

Outside of work, I like #ScottishCountryDancing, #Canoeing, and various nerdy pursuits such as #TTRPGs and #StarTrek. 🤓

My previous pinned #introductionpost post is quite old, so here's a new go ...

I teach #linguistics at the #UniversityOfAlberta. Professional interests include #AccessiblePedagogy, #Phonetics, #QuantitativeMethods (#statistics), #SpeechTechnology, #InternetLinguistics, #WritingSystems, and #EnglishSpellingReform

Outside of work, I like #ScottishCountryDancing, #Canoeing, and various nerdy pursuits such as #TTRPGs and #StarTrek. 🤓

My previous pinned #introductionpost post is quite old, so here's a new go ...

I teach #linguistics at the #UniversityOfAlberta. Professional interests include #AccessiblePedagogy, #Phonetics, #QuantitativeMethods (#statistics), #SpeechTechnology, #InternetLinguistics, #WritingSystems, and #EnglishSpellingReform

Outside of work, I like #ScottishCountryDancing, #Canoeing, and various nerdy pursuits such as #TTRPGs and #StarTrek. 🤓

My previous pinned #introductionpost post is quite old, so here's a new go ...

I teach #linguistics at the #UniversityOfAlberta. Professional interests include #AccessiblePedagogy, #Phonetics, #QuantitativeMethods (#statistics), #SpeechTechnology, #InternetLinguistics, #WritingSystems, and #EnglishSpellingReform

Outside of work, I like #ScottishCountryDancing, #Canoeing, and various nerdy pursuits such as #TTRPGs and #StarTrek. 🤓

Just saw this awesome video, promoting runes as a better writing system for English than the Latin alphabet:

https://youtu.be/4npuVmGxXuk?si=q52HLJDrWWBlg7my

He makes some good points.

ᚪᛁ ᚦᛁᛝᚳ ᛁᛏ ᚳᚢᛞ ᚹᚱᚳ!

What do you think, @shavian @rthvizqtr, or anyone else?

#EnglishSpellingReform #ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛁᛝᚱᛖᚠᚩᚱᛗ

Just saw this awesome video, promoting runes as a better writing system for English than the Latin alphabet:

https://youtu.be/4npuVmGxXuk?si=q52HLJDrWWBlg7my

He makes some good points.

ᚪᛁ ᚦᛁᛝᚳ ᛁᛏ ᚳᚢᛞ ᚹᚱᚳ!

What do you think, @shavian @rthvizqtr, or anyone else?

#EnglishSpellingReform #ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛁᛝᚱᛖᚠᚩᚱᛗ

Just saw this awesome video, promoting runes as a better writing system for English than the Latin alphabet:

https://youtu.be/4npuVmGxXuk?si=q52HLJDrWWBlg7my

He makes some good points.

ᚪᛁ ᚦᛁᛝᚳ ᛁᛏ ᚳᚢᛞ ᚹᚱᚳ!

What do you think, @shavian @rthvizqtr, or anyone else?

#EnglishSpellingReform #ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛁᛝᚱᛖᚠᚩᚱᛗ

Just saw this awesome video, promoting runes as a better writing system for English than the Latin alphabet:

https://youtu.be/4npuVmGxXuk?si=q52HLJDrWWBlg7my

He makes some good points.

ᚪᛁ ᚦᛁᛝᚳ ᛁᛏ ᚳᚢᛞ ᚹᚱᚳ!

What do you think, @shavian @rthvizqtr, or anyone else?

#EnglishSpellingReform #ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛁᛝᚱᛖᚠᚩᚱᛗ

Just saw this awesome video, promoting runes as a better writing system for English than the Latin alphabet:

https://youtu.be/4npuVmGxXuk?si=q52HLJDrWWBlg7my

He makes some good points.

ᚪᛁ ᚦᛁᛝᚳ ᛁᛏ ᚳᚢᛞ ᚹᚱᚳ!

What do you think, @shavian @rthvizqtr, or anyone else?

#EnglishSpellingReform #ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛁᛝᚱᛖᚠᚩᚱᛗ

@shplink I'm working on an English spelling reform proposal. I was tempted to use "ʌ" for the vowel in "cup". But the most graphically obvious way to capitalize it would be "Λ" - which both my Greek colleague and my own hellenophilic tendencies rebel against.

I think I'll go with "ə". Which I gather is capitalized differently depending on the language that uses it: either "Ə" or "Ǝ".

#EnglishSpellingReform #GreekAlphabet

@shplink I'm working on an English spelling reform proposal. I was tempted to use "ʌ" for the vowel in "cup". But the most graphically obvious way to capitalize it would be "Λ" - which both my Greek colleague and my own hellenophilic tendencies rebel against.

I think I'll go with "ə". Which I gather is capitalized differently depending on the language that uses it: either "Ə" or "Ǝ".

#EnglishSpellingReform #GreekAlphabet

@shplink I'm working on an English spelling reform proposal. I was tempted to use "ʌ" for the vowel in "cup". But the most graphically obvious way to capitalize it would be "Λ" - which both my Greek colleague and my own hellenophilic tendencies rebel against.

I think I'll go with "ə". Which I gather is capitalized differently depending on the language that uses it: either "Ə" or "Ǝ".

#EnglishSpellingReform #GreekAlphabet

@shplink I'm working on an English spelling reform proposal. I was tempted to use "ʌ" for the vowel in "cup". But the most graphically obvious way to capitalize it would be "Λ" - which both my Greek colleague and my own hellenophilic tendencies rebel against.

I think I'll go with "ə". Which I gather is capitalized differently depending on the language that uses it: either "Ə" or "Ǝ".

#EnglishSpellingReform #GreekAlphabet

@shplink I'm working on an English spelling reform proposal. I was tempted to use "ʌ" for the vowel in "cup". But the most graphically obvious way to capitalize it would be "Λ" - which both my Greek colleague and my own hellenophilic tendencies rebel against.

I think I'll go with "ə". Which I gather is capitalized differently depending on the language that uses it: either "Ə" or "Ǝ".

#EnglishSpellingReform #GreekAlphabet

@dgar Still not the weirdest spelling in English. Why not?

#EnglishSpellingReform

@dgar Still not the weirdest spelling in English. Why not?

#EnglishSpellingReform

@dgar Still not the weirdest spelling in English. Why not?

#EnglishSpellingReform

@dgar Still not the weirdest spelling in English. Why not?

#EnglishSpellingReform

@dgar Still not the weirdest spelling in English. Why not?

#EnglishSpellingReform