▲ 399 ▼ Both beliefs are fine, but please realize the hypocrisy (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by darcy@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml 251 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ExLisper@linux.community 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ups, thanks. Totally missed that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Oops." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even more material for the "words you have been using wrong" thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is an endless deluge of that experience, because our orthography is bullshit. People have tried to fix it. Their clever rules were partly adopted and became even more exceptions and special cases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. I just learned of the Shavian Alphabet yesterday. It's designed specifically for English and fits it well, except the sounds in it are so specific that when you write in it, you have to write in a specific regional accent. Fortunately it can't become a new set of special cases because it's an entirely new script not related to Latin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) At that point, surely we'd use the International Phonetic Alphabet instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Oops." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even more material for the "words you have been using wrong" thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is an endless deluge of that experience, because our orthography is bullshit. People have tried to fix it. Their clever rules were partly adopted and became even more exceptions and special cases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. I just learned of the Shavian Alphabet yesterday. It's designed specifically for English and fits it well, except the sounds in it are so specific that when you write in it, you have to write in a specific regional accent. Fortunately it can't become a new set of special cases because it's an entirely new script not related to Latin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) At that point, surely we'd use the International Phonetic Alphabet instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even more material for the "words you have been using wrong" thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is an endless deluge of that experience, because our orthography is bullshit. People have tried to fix it. Their clever rules were partly adopted and became even more exceptions and special cases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. I just learned of the Shavian Alphabet yesterday. It's designed specifically for English and fits it well, except the sounds in it are so specific that when you write in it, you have to write in a specific regional accent. Fortunately it can't become a new set of special cases because it's an entirely new script not related to Latin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) At that point, surely we'd use the International Phonetic Alphabet instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is an endless deluge of that experience, because our orthography is bullshit. People have tried to fix it. Their clever rules were partly adopted and became even more exceptions and special cases. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. I just learned of the Shavian Alphabet yesterday. It's designed specifically for English and fits it well, except the sounds in it are so specific that when you write in it, you have to write in a specific regional accent. Fortunately it can't become a new set of special cases because it's an entirely new script not related to Latin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) At that point, surely we'd use the International Phonetic Alphabet instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep. I just learned of the Shavian Alphabet yesterday. It's designed specifically for English and fits it well, except the sounds in it are so specific that when you write in it, you have to write in a specific regional accent. Fortunately it can't become a new set of special cases because it's an entirely new script not related to Latin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) At that point, surely we'd use the International Phonetic Alphabet instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) At that point, surely we'd use the International Phonetic Alphabet instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* The letter shapes are a lot nicer and they can all be written easily with a single stroke. IPA is really ugly IMHO. permalink fedilink source parent
