u/snolodjur

Just one letter, þorn. 😂

We are seeing how to make English more "phonetic" and consistent. But both aspects at the same time in English is impossible. English cannot be phonetically perfect without atomizing smashing the language in many tiny written "languages". 

I'm going the opposite direction: more etymology with some simplifications. Combining good spellings of current modern English with good simple ones of Old English (adding sth to it)

If it is phonemically somehow (more) consistent, it would be because it is a byproduct coincide or maybe because it would be the "right" approach for English spelling (it isn't due to the huge vocabulary of Latin, French and Greek) 

The key principles of this reform are:

1. Eliminate as many useless letters as possible

2. Semantics over phonotatic consistency. There will be many exceptions. It is thought to be simpler but keeping distinction between homophones. Phonotatics will be sacrificed if needed, to keep words written as much different as possible while preserving shared root visible if there is one.

3. Making the core spelling rules with English words of germanic origin and some early anglified Latin words. Later added Latin/French/ Greek words will have other spelling systems.

First introduction examples.

Rite is of Latin origin. So for /ai/ iCe system will be for non English/germanic words, which will use ij, ih and even y, depending of their etymo.

Rite (Ritus) VS wrijt (write) vs wriht (this could eventually be permitted written with ȝ, wriȝt).

I like personally more í instead of ij. But that can be handwritten choice, since we're in a computer world, I think ij is better option. Same for ih against iȝ.

That has been an introduction and I will go deeper in this concrete example and others in next chapters.