Re: lessons for conlang orthography Re: English notation

At 03:42 PM Friday 6/29/01, you wrote:
>>A lot could be done just by marking long and short vowels in ambiguous
>>situations, and eliminating silent e.
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>Silent "e" *is* how English marks long vowels in one common situation.
>I would not only keep it, but even extend it:  "roome", "foole",
>"finde", "winde" (meaning twist, as opposed to "wind" meaning moving
>air).
Good point, but it seems to present more of an obstacle for learners than
vowel marking does.

I checked out the Regularized Inglish posts, by the way. Very attractive!
Thanks.




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