Shorthands for commonly reduced short words
| Full spelling | Shorthand |
|---|---|
| ðí | ð |
| fòr | f |
| əv | v |
| and | n(d) |
Sound changes and pronunciation differences
English has many dialects, and each dialect pronounces some words in ways different from other dialects. For some words, even speakers within the same dialect may pronounce them differently.
The general principle is to let the speakers of each dialect spell words the way that they are pronounced in that dialect. This will cause words to split into different words, but it avoids the need for a standardized spelling, and thereby a standardized pronunciation, for these words.
| Original | Reformed |
|---|---|
| either | íðř áiðř |
| data | déitə datə |
| tomato | təméitóu təmàtóu |
Apart from pronunciation differences, over time, some sounds may also get merged, but not all dialects will implement these changes at the same time. As a result, some words may now be spelled identically for some speakers but not others. My goal is to keep them as similar as possible; in most cases, the spellings differ by only an accent.
| Original | Merged | Unmerged |
|---|---|---|
| cot, caught | kot | kot, kòt |
| whine, wine | wáin | hwáin, wáin |
Proper nouns
Typography substitutes
Due to the lack of availabilities of some of the added letters in some fonts (such as this one, Niveau Grotesk), they can be substituted with accented letters instead.
| Original | Substitute |
|---|---|
| ʃ | š |
| ʒ | ž |
| ŋ | ň |
| ə | ė |