Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Finally some progress in GB! Raimo photos at http:/personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- > From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net> > To: no To-header on input <unlisted-recipients:;> > Subject: [Leica] EuroEnglish (new agreement among Euro-countries) > Date: 27. kes=E4kuuta 1998 16:43 >=20 > This is regarding the new agreement among the Euro-countries. >=20 > EuroEnglish: > The European Commission has just announced an agreement that English > will be the official language of the European Community (EU) - rather than > German (the other possibility). As part of the negotiations, Her=20 > Majesty's > Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improveme= nt, > and has accepted 5-year phase-in of new rules that would apply to the > language and reclassify it as EuroEnglish. The agreed plan is as foll= ows: >=20 > In year 1, the soft 'c' would be replaced by 's'. Sertainly, this wi= ll > make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard 'c' will be replased= by=20 > 'k'. > This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan now have one less > letter. > There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the > troublesome 'ph' is replased by 'f'. This will reduse 'fotograf' by = 20%. > In the 3rd year, publik akseptance of the new spelling kan be expekte= d > to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. > Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have=20 > always ben a > deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes = of > the silent 'e's in the language is disgrasful, and they should elimin= at > them. > By year 4, peopl wil be reseptiv to lingwistik korektions such as > replasing 'th' with 'z' and 'w' with 'v' (saving mor keyboard spas). > During ze fifz year, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vords kontain= ing > 'ou' and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of= =20 > leters. > After zis fifz year, ve vil hav a reli sensibil riten styl. Zer vil = be no > mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ec= h=20 > ozer. > ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!!