On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:24:46 -0400, Steve Bett <stbett@...> wrote,
quoting from the back cover of the book,

> perhaps the worst example of an alphabetical system in existance.

I hope not! The spelling "existence" is standard.

Fwiw, I only barely understand the reasons why one word ends in "...ence"
and another in "...ance".

I think Tibetan might be a useful candidate, not that I dislike the
language (of which I know essentially nothing) or its speakers. (I've read
that Tibetans tend to be likable.) Irish Gaelic, possibly? The name
"Mhaonaigh" is pron'd. "Weenie", for one. (She's the lead singer of the
band Altan). (I also love Gaeilge, although I understand almost none of
it.)

Regards,

--
Nicholas Bodley /*|*\ Waltham, Mass. (Not "MA")
The curious hermit -- autodidact and polymath
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