[kj] Official European Language
gathering@misera.net
gathering@misera.net
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:31:06 +0200
I am looking forward to this being introduced=2E I =
already speak this way=2C so I Stay One Jump Ahead!
-)))
Pavel
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Od=3A Dave Axford =3Cdaxford=40rogers=2Ecom=3E
Datum=3A st=F8eda=2C 17=2E z=E1=F8=ED 2003 v 9=3A23 odp=2E
P=F8edm=ECt=3A =5Bkj=5D Official European Language
=3E =
=3E =
=3E The European Commission has just announced =
=3E an agreement whereby English
=3E will be the official language of the =
=3E European nation rather than German which was =
=3E the other possibility=2E
=3E =
=3E As part of the negotiations=2C Her Majesty=27s =
=3E Government conceded that English spelling =
=3E had some room for
=3E improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-
=3E in plan that would become known as =22Euro-
=3E English=22=2E
=3E In the first year=2C =22s=22 will replace the =
=3E soft =22c=22=2E Sertainly=2C this will make the =
=3E sivil servants jump with joy=2E The hard
=3E =22c=22 will be dropped in favour of the =22k=22=2E =
=3E This should klear up konfusion=2C and =
=3E keyboards kan have one less letter=2E
=3E =
=3E There will be growing publik enthusiasm in =
=3E the sekond year when thetroublesome =22ph=22 =
=3E will be replased with the =22f=22=2E This will =
=3E make words like fotograf 20=25 shorter=2E
=3E =
=3E In the 3rd year=2C publik akseptanse of the =
=3E new spelling kan be expektedto reach the =
=3E stage where more komplikated changes are =
=3E possible=2EGovernments will enkourage the =
=3E removalof double letters which have always =
=3E ben adeterent to akurate speling=2E Also=2C al =
=3E wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent =
=3E =22e=22 in the languag is disgrasful and it =
=3E should go away=2E
=3E =
=3E By the 4th yer peopl wil be reseptiv to =
=3E steps such as replasing =22th=22 with =22z=22 and =
=3E =22w=22 with =22v=22=2E
=3E During ze fifz yer=2C ze unesesary =22o=22 kan be =
=3E dropd from vords kontaining =22ou=22 and after =
=3E ziz fifz yer=2C ve vil hav a
=3E reil sensibl riten styl=2E Zer vil be no mor =
=3E trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it =
=3E ezi tu understand ech oza=2E
=3E Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru=2E
=3E =
=3E If zis mad yu smil=2C pleas pas it on to oza =
=3E pepl=2E
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