{"product_id":"2940154608647","title":"Single-stroke English (summary edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingle-stroke English or Single stroke English is the English alfabet simplified to single strokes. This may be shortened, for convenience of speech, to \"Single English\" given the abbreviation: SE.\u003cbr\u003eSingle-stroke English (SE) is based on a rational system of one speech sound, one letter. This greatly simplifies English spelling. No spelling rules are perfectly rational. Indeed, the SE system economises on the number of letters to its simplified alfabet.\u003cbr\u003ePeople do not like having to learn long alfabets. And there really is no need, for the function of translating English speech to writing. About the thirty most important speech sounds or fonemes (phonemes) each need a distinct letter to be clearly translated into text. Extra letters, for more refined distinctions of speech, become pedantic,\u003cbr\u003erather than functional.\u003cbr\u003eOn the cover of this booklet, or summary edition, of Single-stroke English, is a nonsense sentence, consisting of virtually all the essential fonemes of English speech.\u003cbr\u003eThis short edition avoids information over-load, by cutting out all the clutter of supporting details, and getting down to the essentials.\u003cbr\u003eSingle stroke English is based on a simplified version of the letters of the alfabet. I developed a simplified English\u003cbr\u003ealfabet short-hand, because I found, from long experience, that preserving a resemblance to the traditional alfabet was the only way to invent a memorable short-hand.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a public interest issue, that may benefit anyone and everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Lung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172077224176,"sku":"2940154608647","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154608647_p0.jpg?v=1764072619","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154608647","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}