For example, in Year 1 that useless letter c would be dropped to
be replased either by k or s, and likewise x would no longer be
part of the alphabet. The only case in which c would be retained
would be the ch formation, which will be dealt with later.
Year 2 might reform w spelling, so that which and one would take
the same consonant, while Year 3 might well abolish y replacing it
with i and Year 4 might fix the g/j anomaly wronse and for all.
Generally, then, the improvement would continue year by year
with Year 5 doing away with useless double consonants, and Years
6-12 or so modifying vowels and the remaining voiced and unvoiced
consonants.
By Year 15 or so, it would finally be possible to make ius of thi
redundant letters c, y and x — by now just a memory in the minds
of ould doderez — to replace ch, sh, and th respectively.
Finally, then, after some 20 years of orxogrefcl reform, we would have
a logical, cohernt spelling in ius xrewawt the English-speaking world.
Of all the satire I have ever read, that may very well be the best, because to this day I am still not sure of the exact proportion of joke vs. seriousness. And I've read my Twain, so it's not unfamiliarity with the author. That's the mark of a truly masterful satire.
I have a friend who is dysgraphic. His writing is basically 100% phonetic. To read it, I find it easiest to read it out loud, and listen to myself talk. This reminds me of that.
