From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!uwvax!jon
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Title: ov
Article-I.D.: uwvax.459
Posted: Sat Jul  3 15:15:57 1982
Received: Sun Jul  4 01:05:43 1982

a) "Ov" is not an unconventional spelling, it is a misspelling.
   Since the rules of English derive not from any Academy, but
   from usage, it is sometimes difficult to say what is "correct."
   Nevertheless, it is safe to say that "ov" as a spelling of "of" is
   virtually unheard-of. (Furthermore, it's annoying.)
b) Words are but conventions.  If one deviates too far from the
   conventional,  one ceases to use the language in question.
   "Ov" is not a word in written English.

	       Jon Mauney