#orthography — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #orthography, aggregated by home.social.
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Call for simplified spelling (1893) #language #English #orthography #linguistics
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RE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116471800574911741
there is no El Quijote without the emdash.
Cervantes had it published in 1605. that first chapter is considered THE MASTERPIECE of prose writing; and not just for its beauty. there’s whole polemics on his strategic use of the emdash and other orthographical marks because Cervantes literally established what we know as #prose #orthography with El Quijote.
technofascists have derided for so long the liberal arts ―to sell their lies of forever STEM jobs― that many are culturally illiterate.
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Some thoughts on #conlang writing systems, and how my relationship to them has evolved over time: https://kechpaja.conlang.org/blog/2026/03/26-rambling-thoughts-on-writing-systems.html
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Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.
My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.
#bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing
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Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.
My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.
#bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing
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Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.
My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.
#bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing
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Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.
My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.
#bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing
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Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.
My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.
#bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing
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Is it just me and my neurodiverse brain, or does everyone notice minutiae like this – and then feel compelled to blog about it?
👉https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/26/enough-anough-and-the-archaeology-of-small-mistakes/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
What sorcery is this? 🪄 I often catch myself typing 'anough' for 'enough'. It's also closer to how I pronounce it. I may adopt this spelling out of spite. Does this happen in other languages?
#language #forensics #linquistics #phonetics #archaeology #cognition #signals #writing #prescription #english #ghoti #spelling #orthography #typos #enough -
Illustration by Paul Franck, from The Proper Art of Writing (1655).
Source: The Getty / Internet Archive
Available to buy as a print.
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f07a6433-6f65-4717-8674-91f30478f765
#alphabets #letters #calligraphy #typography #orthography #design #writing #lettering #art #publicdomain
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Because my spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 6 “Eeyore Has a Birthday” [Pooh] (1926)More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80705/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #aamilne #winniethepooh #pooh #poohbear #error #mistakes #orthography #spelling
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Illustration by Paul Franck, from The Proper Art of Writing (1655).
Source: The Getty / Internet Archive
Available to buy as a print.
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/18e537fe-b069-459b-bd00-5aabf09f6877
#alphabets #letters #calligraphy #typography #orthography #design #writing #lettering #art #publicdomain
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For anyone who's struggled with variable spelling practices before modern printing, there's a summary of what's "interchangeable" in Thomas Wright's Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English. 2 vols. London, 1857. #orthography #English #language #dialect #manuscripts #medieval
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I've reached 500 subscribers! #conlang #neography #orthography #conscript
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I'm going to start keeping track of words gDocs makes up. These are suggested spelling corrections, only the suggested word does not exist in English. It's just statistically probable.
On one hand, highlights just how many "pseudowords" are available (i.e. they follow phonetic rules for English but don't have any semantics attached), on the other, super distracting from doing actual writing.
Today's entry is "quistible" - I was aiming for quizzical.
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Illustration by Paul Franck, from The Proper Art of Writing (1655).
Source: @[email protected] / Internet Archive
Available to buy as a print.
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bcd9623d-12c1-41e0-991b-c5f6cff66f0f
#alphabets #letters #calligraphy #typography #orthography #design #writing #lettering #art #publicdomain
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June 26th @ 8:30pm EST, “Script Adaptation Gone Wrong” Livestream
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June 26th @ 8:30pm EST, “Script Adaptation Gone Wrong” Livestream
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June 26th @ 8:30pm EST, “Script Adaptation Gone Wrong” Livestream
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June 26th @ 8:30pm EST, “Script Adaptation Gone Wrong” Livestream
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A doubleyou-dash is created by turning an em-dash upside down. Similarly with the you-dash and the en-dash.
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Reading a university style guide that recommends "eleven year-old children".
This does not mean what they think it means, but on the plus side it could lead to some wildly amusing data.
#punctuation #hyphens #writing #StyleGuide #language #orthography
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magical things are happening in my head today #conlang #neography #orthography #conscript
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Happy #InternationalMotherLanguageDay !
I wrote this blog post (in Danish) for Lingoblog about #Greenlandic (#Kalaallisut) orthography and other #Inuit writing systems.
https://www.lingoblog.dk/arktiske-modersmaal/
#Lingoblog #orthography #WritingSystem #WritingSystems #InternationalMotherTongueDay
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A Guide To Our Alphabet (English)
#RobWords, #Science, #Technology, #Culture, #History, #Linguistics, #Orthography
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A nice overview of #Futhark / #Futhorc runes in #history, and why (in some ways) #English would be better served using them than Latin #orthography. As an added bonus, Rob articulates a good refutation of the Nazis’ Armanist bullshit.
(And shows off a couple of cool shirts.)
RobWords: Why We Should Go Back to #Writing in #Runes: https://youtu.be/4npuVmGxXuk
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New publication! :D This project was an international collaboration between Eastern Kentucky University and the Universidad de Oviedo.
When reading in English, bilingual children from USA focus on how the words sound (phonology) while bilingual children from Spain focus on how the words are spelled (orthography). Both groups are able to read but they do so differently.
#BilingualWordRecognition #orthography #phonology #pseudohomophones #mousetracking
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Claudia, what would you look like if you were a #mug
... well...
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer
#Grammar #GrammarMatters #Difference #Spelling #Orthography #CogitoErgoSum -
What's your preferred style for this word?
If you're not sure, you may find this analysis helpful: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/non-life-threatening-unselfconscious-hyphens/
#spelling #writing #proofreading #WritingCommunity #orthography #hyphens #copyediting #edibuddies