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<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>==================================================<BR>COPY TO SELF AND BCC TO SOME FOR COMMENTS<BR> <BR>-- (<A href="mailto:mng1932@yahoo.com">mng1932@yahoo.com</A>) Pune, India. (website at end)<BR>Following is sent to Mr S, few other experts (cc basis) <BR>residing in US, UK, Australia (email addresses hidden <BR>to ensure their privacy). 15 May 2013 ...<BR style="RIGHT: auto">=<BR>===</div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">.....<BR>.....................................................................................<BR>Mr. S<BR>Greetings after a long time.<BR> <BR><A href="http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/common-words-5000.htm">www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/common-words-5000.htm</A> <BR>Above is from (<A href="http://www.englishclub.com/">http://www.englishclub.com/</A>) . Put in the<BR>Search box > common 5000 words < if above link fails<BR> <BR>Actually 5014 words, seem to be ranked as per frequency.<BR>A little doubt > (to) is at position (7) and also at (9).<BR>I have not seen the whole lot... But here is a list (perhaps <BR>already known to some readers) accessible to all.<BR> <BR>How about asking various spelling reformers to give<BR>their suggestions for reforming these 5000, or for <BR>first 300 as a pilot study ? And tabulate.<BR> <BR>Spelling Society may be able to come to conclusion.<BR>No
vague principles, concepts. Actual solid Reforms.<BR> <BR>Mr. S, please take a lead, with your wide contacts.<BR>Some words may have different sounds, like say<BR>educate (d > like d < dog, or like j < joy)<BR> <BR>I suggest, please dont use any dicriticals like umlaut.<BR>Try to manage with 26 a-z, and various digraphs like<BR>aa, ae, au and use of apo ( ' , the apostrophe mark).<BR>Reserve capitals to start unrespelled words & names.<BR>Thus write (silindar) or (Cylinder) < during transition.<BR> <BR>Then full energy of whole mankind can be drawn<BR>to develop a parallel english. If one tells them, use some<BR>umlaut, or cedilla or greek alpha beta etc, then<BR>most readers would say > We wont try, our keyboards<BR>dont have them. They will be alieneted from reform<BR>process. I suggest one should not aim at 100% phonetic<BR>accuracy, 95% is good enough<BR> <BR>Refer E01, E02 on (<A
href="http://www.mngogate.com/">http://www.mngogate.com/</A>)<BR> <BR>Regards<BR>-- Madhukar <BR>(cc to some)<BR>===========================================<BR> </div></div></body></html>