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"Jonathan B. Britten" <[email protected]> wrote: It might be worthwhile to look into the interesting World Language Process (worldlanguageprocess.com) for information about the serious problems of English orthography. Just as one example, studies show that in comparison to other European children, English children are far behind in reading skills. The reason is the absurdly irregular orthography of English. Scholars and writers have meticulously documented and discussed these problems for several centuries, but we have yet to see a widely accepted solution. Some day we will. I also prize good grammar and spelling, but the fact is that our language needs improvement. Some folks are working toward that end. Errors by supposedly professional journalists, are, of course, unacceptable, and trivial errors on a list like this can be a source of frustration for some readers. However, taking "time out" to learn more about the orthography problems might be more rewarding and productive than continuing the vituperative exchange that prompted this message. JBB On Sunday, May 21, 2006, at 15:19 Asia/Tokyo, Marshalee Hallett wrote: > I saw three misspellings on > CNN just today, -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour Regards, Carol Ann _______________________________ God is what you can find in anything you look at if you look long enough. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
