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		ossicones on Jan 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Orthic Shorthand – Write as fast as you type I tried to learn Shavian and struggled with it because of its phonetic nature. Every time I wanted to spell something, I had to think about how I pronounce the word.

sswezey on Jan 19, 2024 [–]

Also Shavian was designed around British sounds that makes using for Americans cumbersome

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