"a" and "an" become "a";
affect and effect become aeffect;
that and which become thich
Douglas - an interesting concept - but I can't see it catching on. For one - it only really benefits typesetters and copy-editors. For two, it is only likely to cause confusion and 'wind' up those reviewers and editor that like to see correct conventions applied. That said, with youth in particular, changing worldwide vocabulary with 'text speech' - who knows!!
In the first century CE the Roman Emperor Claudius by imperial decree added three new letters to the Roman alphabet. But they died out with his death. (http://steve-lovelace.com/claudian-letters/) Very hard to change languages by logic, but appallingly easy to change through verbal laziness, ignorance and popular slang.
Dear friends, I always find it easier to change myself, accommodate to rules, than ask to change rules, far easier and more efficient.
YES! Count me in. I have already done 5 find and replaces on my text.
Also, how about "resproj" replacing "research project";
"litrev" replacing "literature review"?
Like "aeffect", but its very hard to change language usage intentionally.
The Roman Emperor Claudius in the 1st century CE tried to add 3 new letters to the Roman alphabet (http://steve-lovelace.com/claudian-letters/), but they were dropped as soon as he died. So much for imperial decree.
Popular culture, on the other hand, can be very good at this, slowly transforming language over time through fashion changes, youth speak, and cross cultural pollination.
And how about us using both s and z, for realise, specialise … and so on. They will become realizse and specializse. :-)
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