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Ruud Harmsen hat am 27.07.2024 um 09:52 geschrieben:
> Conclusion: the easiest spelling, no matter how weird or irregular, is
> always the one you are used to. Simplification always only makes
> things harder.

For people who master the existing spelling system. Not necessarily for
people who learn the new spelling from scratch (e. g. children after a
spelling reform).

Fup to AUE because I don't read the other groups. I tried sci.lang
recently, but these days it's just a small subset of AUE. Is AEU worthwhile?