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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (5670)	5/18/2000 2:21:00 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) of 9127

<<Perhaps the only aspect that does require a little effort is the spelling part. This I believe is due to the crazy multiple sound of the vowels.>> Yes, the spelling! I'm sure that's maddening for someone who does not grow up with it. I presume the spelling variations are due to the diversity in the roots since English words are derived from all over the world. For some reason, the words have kept their original spelling. I think that the spelling problem has moved to a new level of late. It's getting to the point where people can't even spell their own names. Yes, that's hyperbole, but the situation is getting a bit strange. The first time I observed this was watching Malavai Washington play at Wimbledon when he was not yet well known. I thought that the spelling was wrong on the TV screen because the announcers kept calling him what would be spelled Malav¡a in Spanish. It turns out that both the pronunciation and the spelling were correct--they just didn't match. Perhaps his mother or the hospital clerk who filled out the birth certificate was dyslexic.<g> More and more I see celebrities with names that are spelled without regard to any known phonetics. I wish I could think of some of the odder ones right now. Only Shania Twain comes to mind. It should be spelled Shanaia or Shanaya. It is with great reluctance that I suggest that people should spell their names according to some known standard. In principle, I think one ought to be able to spell one's name however one chooses. But this is getting a bit silly. Next thing we know someone will name a kid Fred and spell it Harry. Karen

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