The Competition That Created the Shavian Alphabet
The Shavian alphabet emerged from a 1907 competition launched by playwright George Bernard Shaw to devise a phonetic spelling system for English. Shaw selected…
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Practical guides & referencesThe Shavian alphabet emerged from a 1907 competition launched by playwright George Bernard Shaw to devise a phonetic spelling system for English. Shaw selected…
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