User:Gilgamesh~enwiktionary/English spelling reform


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This spelling reform draws from multiple inspirations. Some of it resembles Dutch, some of it resembles Welsh, but ultimately this has become a system all its own.

Consonants
Consonants are always written single, unless they are actually pronounced twice.
 * b is.
 * c is before e/i/y.
 * ç is.
 * ch is.
 * çh is.
 * d is.
 * dh is.
 * f is.
 * g is.
 * gh is.
 * h is.
 * hw is.
 * j is.
 * k is.
 * kh represents, but is usually realized as or  depending on the word.
 * l is.
 * m is.
 * n is most places, but sometimes  before g/k/kh.
 * ng is usually or.
 * p is.
 * r is.
 * s is.
 * sç and sc are . This is the chief exception to the double consonant spelling rule.
 * sh is.
 * t is.
 * th is.
 * v is.
 * w is.
 * z is.
 * zh is.
 * The letters q and x are not used. The letter y is never used as a consonant.

Vowels
This system of vowels attempts to accommodate all the lexical sets in the various robust living accents. It disregards dead or moribund distinctions like MEET - MEAT, PANE - PAIN, TOE - TOW or WAIT - WEIGHT. It does however honor distinctions like rhoticity, COT - CAUGHT, EWE - YEW - YOU, FATHER - BOTHER, FERN - FIR - FUR and HORSE - HOARSE, as well as splits like LOT - CLOTH and TRAP - BATH. It does not recognize splits like LAD - BAD or phonemic -tensing at this time, but can potentially be expanded to accommodate them in the future.