The Roman alphabet is composed of 26 letters because medieval Latin had 26 speech sounds called phonemes. The English language has a much larger number of phonemes, 45 to be exact. This creates serious problems for spelling the 45 English phonemes with only 26 letters. The common spellings shown in dictionaries resulted from a combination of many incompatible spelling strategies. As a result, the English language is typically spelled in highly irregular manner that can only be learned by rote memorization.
The Fohnetek program of Enhanced Spelling presents an intelligent alternative. Enhanced Spelling is a program of spelling reform that progressively introduces phonic spellings in seven successive levels of application. An appropriate level of phonic spelling is available for every conceivable application, from the most formal correspondance to stylish phonic spellings that impress your friends. As you ascend the various levels, you will learn to identify and spell each of the 45 English phonemes by sound alone. Eventually, you will no longer need a dictionary for spelling.
The seven levels of Enhanced Spelling are shown below, with each level spelled according to its own rules. Standard American pronunciations are used throughout.
Voyce Writing is a simplified method of spelling in which one-tenth of all English phonemes are spelled consistently by sound. The new spellings show the actual pronunciations, but the subtle nuonces of the phonic spellings are scarcely detectible. Voyce Writing is suitable for even the most formal applications.
Liniar Spelling prisents a trooer reprizentayshon of the spohken word. The mohst serious problemz of Inglish spelling are solved by Liniar Spelling. Mohst siylent letterz are iliminayted. Reeding and wriyting prohceed in a strayt liyn, liyk the actual course of hyooman speech. One-third of all Inglish speech sowndz are spelled by voyce in Liniar Spelling.
Smarrt Spelling mayks a dramatik trantsformayshon in the appeerance of Inglish spelling. It ikstendz fonik spelling to the majority of Inglish fohneemz. In Smarrt Spelling the dominant speech sowndz that form the kor of Inglish fonetiks are spelled akording to sownd. Smarrt Spelling ackerately kapsherz the ackchual pronunciayshonz of the spohken werd.
In Sownd Spelling werdz are spelled awlmohst igzacktly the way thay sownd. Sownd Spelling is a hiyly sufistikayted sistum thet ikspresses fiyn distinkshunz bitween the mor subtul sowndz of the Inglish langwij. Ohver three-forths of the Inglish speech sowndz hev fonik spellingz. Sownd spelling mayks yur spelling sownd!
Spellriyting is a kumpleet sisstum of spelling by voyce and sownd. Eevun the natchrul stress patternz of the hyoomun voyce are kapchered in the spellingz. Yet Spellriyting is so simmpul you can awlreddy reed it without any trayning. You don't need a dickshunerry to spel in Spellriyting. Why spel rawng wen you kood spel riyt?
In Guudspeling awl werdz,larj en smawl, ar speld igzacktly ez therr prunownst. Yoo simpli spel thu way yu speek. Guudspeling iz soh rimarkubli simmp'l en kleer, wunts yoo lern it, yoo wohnt wunt tu goh bak tu thi ohld spellingz ugenn. Guudspeling iz thu hiyest lev'l wi ken reech with the stannderd Rohmun allfubet.
Bett=spelling adz ecksr- simmb-lz t- simmpl-fiy en improov spelling ev-n mor. It edvannts-z Ingglish spelling biyonnd th- limtaysh-nz -v th- Rom-n allf-bet. But Bett=spelling iz biy noh meenz th- fiyn'l lev'l. Wee ken k-ntinnyoo tuu improov ar spelling biy mayking grayt= improovm-nts in thi allf-bet itsellf.
Th- pos-bill-tiz for improovm-nt ar trooli withowt limm-t!
The use and applications of the seven levels of phonic spelling are briefly explained in the sections shown in the home menu. For comprehensive details and practice lessons in Enhanced Spelling order Jirard Spellriyter's new book How to Reed and Spel Riyt.
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