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in alphabetical order List of the 500 Most Frequently Used Words in America compiled by ? These are either text or language frequency, I'm not sure which. How many are non-phonetic?
let a=uh e.=uh athar just doesn't look rait.
a'thr 'athr 'agow
round run saw say sea second see seen set she short soon sound stand start started stop story strong study such sun than that the them then three too top tree turn under understand until up very way ways we went which winter with without year years yes yet
1. Needing no chanje N 196 = 39%. 2. Only needing omission of surplus letters N 66 = 13% (Total 260= 52%) 3. Spelling problem might be solved by using 'spelling pronunciation' N 22 4. Spellings of common words that might be best kept as 'sight words' N 13 5. Spellings that need a solution for how to solve spelling for long vowels A E I O U N 78 6. Odd vowel spellings that need a solution N 1 7. No spelling change needed 194 words = 39%
1. No change 39% N=196 [need to mark] 2. Deletion of surplus letters needed N = 66 ad anser ar askd bak becaus befor begining betr blak blu bilt caus comon cuntry difrent dor erly erth ither exampl frends giv gon gro hav hed herdhevy hi hors hous I'l insted lern lernd (& lerned) litl liv livd longr matr mor mountans O por quikly redy realy scool seemd sevral shon sho stil sumr tel tho thru tru turnd wel wer whethr wil u yung 3. 'Spelling pronunciation" could help to solv the spelling problem here N = 22. abov among another any anything ball become call called come comes coming ront full good mother nothing often other others says small 4. Very common words that might be best kept as 'sight' words N = 13 [suggested logograms]
as all almost also alredy always is Mr Mrs of off was what
5. Problem of how to spell long vowels = 78 words able became behind book both by came cold complete dont duringfinaly find fine fire five following game gave great grouphere hold home idea kind kinds later leave life light like line lines look looked looking made makes making might miles mind most move/moved my name night old open outside over paper people put right same side slowly state stood table take taken these those time times told took toured tried try use used using usually while white wind aebl? eibl bicaem bihind bwk bowth b'y caem cowld compleet dont 6. Odd vowel spellings that need to be changed - how? N = 71 area beautiful below bought brought
carefully certain change city could do does done down English enough everyone
eyes face fellow four half hour into knew know known large many money notice
own page peace put said sentence sentences should since something space
special ure surface system talk their there thought to today town two voice
want wanted warm watch water where who whole why world word words work
would write your
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