... Gus, Value judgements in the afore mentioned topic aside, that's why G.W.Bush is seen as a laughing stock by everywhere else, but just over 50% of the US ...
from: Gus [mailto:gus@...] ... Gus, You might say that [A:] in Uk English <aunt> is like [A.] in US English <auto>, but for us it's not the same. We...
From: Gus [mailto:gus@...] ... Gus, So why have Mr MacNeill fired instead of assimilating him? ... As far as I can tell, vowel quantity (length) is not...
Dear List-Members, I haven' got a problem with the list (and in utopia beyond) creating a US only written standard. I wouldn't have much problem reading it. I...
... mainly ... 'correct' ... let's ... G.W.Bush is ... the US ... Am I understanding this correctly? Bush is seen as a laughingstock by non-Americans because...
Kate, I was hoping that members would contribute some more candidates for better spelling. I think it is difficult to identify the ten worst spellings because...
Pitman always argued that his i/t/a was not a pronunciation guide since the letters were interpreted differently in different locals. Dicitonary pronunciation...
Tim, There is a correponding BASIC for French, German, and Spanish as well as a few other languages. I don't see those who favor diacritics as being radical...
... MacNeill and the weather reporter I spoke about are two different individuals. Based on my own experience, I'd have to agree with MacNeill.. As far as long...
... It's hard for me to believe people consider him such, just for the way he speaks.. I'd say Blair is considered such way more by his own people (Brits) as ...
... To protect RP from 'vulgar' Americanisms, I thought you wanted that 'schism'..(?). Gus Daniel Prohaska wrote: Dear List-Members, I haven? got a problem...
... I didn't say I got the first guy fired. He did get transferred to the morning news. But he's not standing in the way anymore.. As for this Scot, even tho...
... well as a ... Hi Steve, Thanks for the information I'd like to see the basic French or Spanish model to compare it to Ogden's Basic English. I'll check at...
The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How should the word ''want'' be respelled? CHOICES AND RESULTS - wunt,...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should the distinction between the most Americans and English don't...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How should the word ''catch'' be respelled? CHOICES AND RESULTS - kach,...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should the distinction the most English speakers don't make, but some...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How should ''little'' be respelled? CHOICES AND RESULTS - lital, 0...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How should the word ''quarter'' be respelled? CHOICES AND RESULTS -...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How should the word ''what'' be respelled? CHOICES AND RESULTS - wut, 3...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How should the distinction between the two ''th'' sounds be shown in a ...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should the ''a'' sound in ''father'' and the ''o'' sound in ''bother''...
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The following saundspel poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should the distinction that most Americans don't make between ''Mary'',...
