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Yntrodxkshxn tu Nuspelynh - (Introduction to Newspelling)
"Correct spelling and pronouncing of English words are very hard because words are not spelled as they sound. This is due in part to the eclectic nature of English and its readiness to accept loan words from other languages. This is also due in part to the age of the language. Over time, the pronunciations of words change, and it is often difficult for a writing system to keep up. But for the most part, British intellectuals intentionally made spelling difficult in order to use language as an instrument of class stratification. The gulf between the educated and uneducated classes was deliberately widened by tying spelling to forms which were historic rather than phonetic.
As an American, I find this intolerable. We want to eliminate the gulf between the educated classes and the uneducated classes by means of universal literacy. The difficulty of spelling lies in direct opposition to our goal.
The problems with spelling are intensified by the new role of English as an International Language. English is the language of commerce, law, science, technology, and entertainment. Much of the world is now learning English, a process which is made unnecessarily difficult by the difficulty of spelling."
Yntrodxkshxn tu Nuspelynh - (Introduction to Newspelling)
"Correct spelling and pronouncing of English words are very hard because words are not spelled as they sound. This is due in part to the eclectic nature of English and its readiness to accept loan words from other languages. This is also due in part to the age of the language. Over time, the pronunciations of words change, and it is often difficult for a writing system to keep up. But for the most part, British intellectuals intentionally made spelling difficult in order to use language as an instrument of class stratification. The gulf between the educated and uneducated classes was deliberately widened by tying spelling to forms which were historic rather than phonetic.
As an American, I find this intolerable. We want to eliminate the gulf between the educated classes and the uneducated classes by means of universal literacy. The difficulty of spelling lies in direct opposition to our goal.
The problems with spelling are intensified by the new role of English as an International Language. English is the language of commerce, law, science, technology, and entertainment. Much of the world is now learning English, a process which is made unnecessarily difficult by the difficulty of spelling."
