From: utzoo!watmath!jcwinterton Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: Re: words Article-I.D.: watmath.2955 Posted: Wed Jul 7 21:28:14 1982 Received: Thu Jul 8 03:51:59 1982 References: watmath.2941 Anyone know how to pronouce (and derive) the word "ghoti"? This is an example of the use of alternate diagrams in English spelling, and is usually given as the horrible example of why the alphabet should be reformed. On the other hand, the only alphabet reform that I am aware of in recent times that worked was the one the Mussolini put through in Italy. This is the reason that the Italian word for cannibal is spelled "antropofago". The reform worked, and if you can say a word in Italian you can write it, and vice versa!