Consonant Cluster Simplification is widespread

[Tom Zurinskas]

Clips below toward making English more closely follow the alphabetic principle (that letters stand for sounds):


Professor Wells was asked why we need to make any changes, given that
most of us can vaguely cope with the current spelling rules.

John Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at University College London and president of the Spelling Society,

Listen to their discussion (4 mins 52 secs)

First broadcast 8 September 2008



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


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