Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 09:34:43 CDT From: kss (Kim S. Smith) Received: from cord.ses.com (cord.ARPA) by sessun.ses.com (4.1/3.1.012693-SES - Scientific and Engineering Software); id AA00172 for amy; Wed, 16 Jun 93 09:34:43 CDT Message-Id: <9306161434.AA00172@sessun.ses.com> To: lclstaff Subject: Mark Twain... Status: R A friend at MCC forwarded this to me...hope you enjoy it also... -Kim (not Burton) > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling > 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. > 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. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Return-Path: Received: from ses_gatormail.ses.com by ses.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA08385; Mon, 6 Mar 95 11:10:24 CST Message-Id: <9503061710.AA08385@ses.com> Date: 6 Mar 1995 11:16:03 U From: "Linda Wolfe" Subject: Know More Miss Steaks To: "Humor List" Status: R Subject: Time:11:08 AM OFFICE MEMO Know More Miss Steaks Date:3/6/95 I have a spelling checker. It came with my PC. It plainly marks four my revue Mistake I cannot sea. I've run this poem threw it, I'm sure your please to no. It's letter perfect in its weigh; My checker tolled me sew.