Error in Truespel dictionary?

[Tom Zurinskas]

The word "spell" really doesn't need the extra "l".  Spelling it "spel" would work fine.  The words "tradspel" and "truespel" are spelled the same phonetically in truespel ~tradspel and ~truespel.  Truespel has no schwas.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
See truespel.com - and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at authorhouse.com.




> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:43:49 -0400
> From: sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
> Subject: Re: Error in Truespel dictionary?
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>
>
> What is striking to me about this invention of Tom's is that "truespel" and
> "tradspel", words that only exist in his own lexicon, should neither of them
> be particularly transparent as to pronunciation. We have "gospel" to
> provide a standard for the endings in both, but I doubt if he means it to be
> an unaccented ( @ ) syllable. In "tradspel" the cluster /dsp/ is nearly
> unspeakable(!); an added /i/ would have helped. If it's still a work in
> progress perhaps some of its difficulties will become apparent to its
> inventor in time.
> AM
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org

_________________________________________________________________
Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic.
http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653A

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org