There have been so many attempts to launch a "new" phonetic-based alphabet, and none of them have succeeded. I think we're stuck with our various imperfect but functional alphabets. It's a cool concept, but the US can't even convert to the metric system...what makes anyone think we'll be able to get anyone to convert to a brand new alphabet?
PS: Which author was it that believed we would eventually convert to a phonetic alphabet and even went so far as to build his own phonetic type writer? Was that Anthony Burgess (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Burgess%2C%20Anthony/103-8265332-0523825)? I can't remember now...
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Date: 2004-01-29 06:15 pm (UTC)PS: Which author was it that believed we would eventually convert to a phonetic alphabet and even went so far as to build his own phonetic type writer? Was that Anthony Burgess (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Burgess%2C%20Anthony/103-8265332-0523825)? I can't remember now...