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- From: wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk
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- Subject: Re: A plan for the improvement of the English Language by Mark Twain
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.112610.10011@vax.oxford.ac.uk>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 11:26:10 GMT
- References: <1992Nov06.163321.17040@watson.ibm.com>
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- In article <1992Nov06.163321.17040@watson.ibm.com>, yozzo@watson.ibm.com (Ralph Yozzo) writes:
- > Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev
- > a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
- >
- Ies, Aiv sin xis bifor tu. Xe trubl iz, aafte sum 20 iurs uv ruform wi wd hav
- not wun bt sum xausunds uv lojikl, inkohirnt speling sistms in ius xruaut xe
- Ingliy-spiking wurld. Ai prfur tu stik tu xe presnt tu tu ilojikl fe wurdz
- sistms uv speling---et list wi cn undestand ic uxe nau.
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