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Re:To Abolish the Chinese Language: On a Century of Reformis... by eecc on Saturday September 16, 2017 @06:04PM (#15267006)
"The key to good English spelling is the meticulous study of etymology"

I'd argue it's the key to good understanding and use of any language

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Re:To Abolish the Chinese Language: On a Century of Reformis... by notahacker on Saturday September 16, 2017 @06:19PM (#15267075)
From a spelling point of view there are certainly exceptions. Bahasa Indonesia and its Malaysian cousin involve a remarkable amount of words borrowed English, but it doesn't show in the phonetic orthography
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