On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 22:17 +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > for rishab. hehe. i think it's a sign of good writing to be able to do 500 words on an essentially inexplicable quirk of language. although i actually rather preferred the economist's article [1] on english spelling reform: "You write potato, I write ghoughpteighbteau", and the alternative spelling of fish and chips as "ghoti & tchoghs".
english spelling is truly idiotic. -rishab 1. http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11920829
