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From: Darrin Edwards <edwards@noise.bsd.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Re: Anounsing a nu Ingglish spelling
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:11:02 GMT
Xref: glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu sci.lang:68141 sci.lang.translation:11548

kcivey@cpcug.org (Keith C. Ivey) writes:

> The discussion is about spelling, not rewriting.  The editions
> of Shakespeare that most people use have already been put into
> modern spelling.  Shakespeare didn't even spell his own name
> consistently.
> 
> Keith C. Ivey <kcivey@cpcug.org>       Washington, DC
> Untangling the Web <http://www.eeicom.com/eye/utw/>

Yes, S. was a rotten example.  But I don't care what particular
book is chosen as the example; my contention is that these "nu
sistumz" are generally ugly and distracting.  That's just my
opinion of course, and if I'm the only one who holds it, well,
too bad for me. :)

Xirs,
Darrin

