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Can anybody "translate" the last line?!



portiglioti
Brazil

Can anybody "translate" the last line?!
 

A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling

by Mark Twain

For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s," and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.

Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c," "y" and "x"--bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez--tu riplais "ch," "sh," and "th" rispektivli.

Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.

3 Jun 2011      





valentinaper
Greece

Let me try...
 
"Finally, then, after some 20 years of orthographical reform, we would have a logical, coherent spelling in use throuhgout the English-speaking world."
 
So...what do you think? Do I deserve a prize or what???Wink

3 Jun 2011     



almaz
United Kingdom

Ai xink iou youd hev traid hardr

3 Jun 2011     



Stellam
Argentina

LOL

3 Jun 2011     



Olindalima ( F )
Portugal

God,
Please, I am having the same problem here around - we are changing our  orxogrefkl and  I bless God I am not teaching Portuguese, it �s kind of Kafka �s story.

Good one,Portuglioti,  where are you from? Is your flag the right one? are you, Brazilian also upside down with our new way of writing and spelling ????     I am now a kind of Braziliguese. Nice to meet you, Portuglioti

Hugs,

we are brother countries

Linda

4 Jun 2011     



asmajabbar
Pakistan

Clap

4 Jun 2011