xphung

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   by xphung 8mo ago

   It seems to me Mark Twain was trying to show that (if taken to an extreme) a 'new' English would be unrecognisable and unreadable - essentially a foreign language. This is not the goal of English 2.0, which aims to be fully readab
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   by xphung 8mo ago

   Not all rules from English 1.0 carry over to 2.0. In particular, the terminal E has lost it's role as Magic E. 1. 'nowe': English 2.0 distinguishes 'ow' (digraph, same Long O sound as in 'know') from &#x27
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   English 2.0: converter for more orthogonal and phonetically pure English(github.com)

   2 points by xphung 8mo ago|5 comments
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   by xphung 8mo ago

   This is an experimental tool to convert current English into a "2.0" English that is more orthogonal and phonetically pure. Full specs & top 2000 words for English 2.0 are in README.md file. Help is wanted in verifying that