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mmooss • yesterday at 9:25 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> I like spelling reform a little bit, but I like etymology more.

I love the spirit but wouldn't a new change in spelling fit right in with all the past, etymological changes? Isn't it antietymological to try to freeze words as they are? :)

A very interesting study might be made of the etymological history lost with past changes.


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card_zero • yesterday at 10:28 PM

Of course, but these are opposing forces that both deserve respect. How much do we want to live in the past? I say a non-zero amount.