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This week around town is going mobile and freaky fast.
Can't make to a Kroll's Diner for lunch--That's ok if you're in Downtown Bismarck-- Tuesday through Thursday look for the purple beast of a food truck from Kroll's.
The truck has 5 dollar burgers chips water and pop.
And their popular knoephla soup will be there to warm you up as well.
They park downtown for 90 minutes starting at 11:30 AM.
This concept isn't quite as common in the Midwest but the summer months allow people to get out and enjoy the nice lunch hours.
(Keith Glatt/ Owner of Kroll's Diner) "You know I got the idea you see it on TV when I've been in bigger cities you see a lot of the food truck culture has been around and you know I just thought it'd be really neat to introduce it to Bismarck."
You can follow them on twitter or facebook to find their daily location.
Looking for a sub delivery so fast you'll freak?
Well Jimmy Johns will give that too you with a second location being put in.
It will be in the Pinehurst mall area.
They will have their full menu and delivery from the new building.
They will not have a drive thru but it should help reach those folks looking for a fresh sub in the north part of Bismarck fulfill their craving for Jimmy Johns
(Jacob Adams/ Area Manager of Jimmy Johns) "We're in a growing economy in North Dakota. Our franchise is based out of Minnesota that's where we started we have 4 stores there currently this is going to be our 3rd one here in North Dakota. Like I said growing economy we're a growing franchise and just spreading the love."
Around town--Jon Schaeffer KXNEWS
Adams says that it is slated to open in early fall.
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PARALYMPIC swimmer Claire Cashmore made a special appearance at Sainsbury's in Redditch this month, wearing her two silver and one bronze medal.
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SS10. On other pages: part 1, part 3, part 4 (Supplement).
simpl speling November 1999 part 2.
Leave it to the pros.A common suggestion with members' votes in the Society's recent strategy poll was that we need an agreed spelling scheme as a basis for an upgrade, staged or one-step.
While our existence attests to our agreement on the need for change, we have never agreed on how to change. Did our adoption of New Spelling further our cause?
Our concern at TO does not extend to a common approach to fixing it. Our ideas differ and no one has so far managed to bring us into line. We are amateurs, free spirits. Nobody can demand compliance or results from us.
So, in searching for an agreed plan for change, are we attempting the impossible? Are we setting ourselves up for failure?
The ultimate decision makers are unlikely to hand us the task of devising and implementing the changes. it will be given to people paid to achieve a result. In other words, professionals.
They - possibly including Society members - will be commissioned by a coalition of governments, publishers, educationists, lexicografers, or international organizations with the ability to act. We may be asked for suggestions.
So why not leave the hard graft to them9 They will have the means.
However, no authority will take up the task until they see the need.
That's our role. 'We are the lobby group for spelling, the agitator to goad the powers to action.
We should concentrate on creating dissatisfaction with TO, leading to the appropriate authorities taking up the cudgels.
As employers holding the Pay checks, they will demand results from the people they commission.
But we have to spur them to it.
Allan Campbell
What's the first step?Now that we've decided to take things a step at a time, what's the first step? People who say we need to lay out the entire program before beginning are probably right, but that seems unusually onerous. Why not pick the thorniest problem, and then solve it?
The thorniest problem is almost certainly the representation of the long vowel speech sounds. The simplest solution is, as proposed by Dr Rondthaler, to add an e, giving us ae, ee, ie, oe, and ue. Dropping the e from the vowel-consonant-e sequence is simple enuff, and placing it after the vowel itself is almost automatic when u do that. I'd suggest we go with this.
George Lahey, USA [See Newsletters, Personal View.]
Building a house style.Let's start to build a house style. If more than 50% of votes favor a change (that could be 66% if u like) then that would be incorporated into the house style. Anyone could put a proposal to the membership. This would be an example of the membership's preference for option B in the recent survey being implemented. Simpl Speling is the vehicle to develop this house style.
Most correspondents favor tu. This differentiates between o and oo, eg, tu but so. Let to be replaced by tu.
L is never pronounced in could, should, would. Let these be coud, shoud, woud.
Break, great, steak. Let these be breik, greit, steik.
Reasons: 1) it involves only change of a to i; 2) ei is the most internationally accepted spehing for this sound.
I don't like U. Let this be yu, or revert to you.
Let oo as in good and ou as in could be uo, eg, guod, cuod, buok, luok, etc.
Robert Craig, England.(Abridged). [See Journals, Newsletters.]
Adjust over the years.In German Life, a US magazine about German life (October/November 1995) Gerhard Weiss reported on the German spelling reform. He mentions the previous reform of German spelling in 1901 and goes on, 'In the 20th century, however, language has exploded beyond traditional boundaries. Grandfather's spelling rules no longer reflect today's realities.'
He tells of a decision in 1994 for a 'modest' spelling reform, and comments, 'Of course, in many ways, these "modest" proposals simply follow common sense.... Revising spelling rules every 90 years or so is not quite revolutionary. What is really proposed here is an adjustment, not radical change.'
Does this attitude exist for many people regarding English spelling, or can we create it? Can we soften the English-speaking world to accept at least some spelling change à la German? I'm hopeful.
Cornell Kimball, USA. [See Journals, Newsletters.]
Rhotic schwa, the hidden fonemeTaking the definition 'A foneme may be thought of as the smallest contrastive linguistic unit which may bring about a change of meaning' (Gimson's 5th ed), then:
1) There is a contrast between the final vowel in beta and baiter/beater, for rhotic speakers, therefore two neutral vowels are involved, a 'rhotic schwa' and a 'non-rhotic schwa'. The words forward and foreword contrast neutral vowel length.
2) As the abbreviation com (as in com.link) contrasts with calm for British speakers, short o is an English foneme. Since the o in lost is pronounced in the USA as laust the orthografic short o cannot be considered as always representing the allofonic 'short o/long a'.
3) There is no fonemic contrast between a non-rhotic schwa and the 'neutralized a' (as in cup), but since stress is a foneme in English, they can be separated. Thus the same vowel in uncover has secondary stress, then primary stress and is finally unstressed (for non-rhotic speakers).
4) There is an allofonic contrast between laud and lord and between 1ava and larva, for rhotic speakers but not for non-rhotic speakers.
This gives an English repertoire of seven vowels, length, 22 consonants and two kinds of stress, making 32 available fonemes. Since non-rhotic accents, like RP, do not separate the two neutral vowels, they only have a complement of six vowels.
The full vowel list is: an open, unrounded vowel (a); a middle, front, unrounded vowel (e); a close, front, unrounded vowel (i); an unclose, back, rounded vowel (o); a close, back, rounded vowel (u); an unrounded, central vowel with a rhotic element (r) and an unrounded, central vowel without a rhotic element. The supra-segmental foneme 'length' is associated with five of these vowels.
While it is true that the contrast between a short and a lengthened vowel may also be a contrast of quality (lax/tense), in the broadest terms, they can be represented by the same symbol.
There are many instances of multiple fonemes; diphthongs, triphthongs, affricates and even lengthened vowels, but only single fonemes are being considered here.
R Stygall, UK (Abridged).
A call to get 'into real action'I propose something that could unify us and get us into real action.
Recently I've talked to people about what we're up to. When I began I talked about spelling reform, and no one wanted to hear. These two words in combination are about the two most off-putting words in our language. So instead I talked about promoting English as a Global Language (EAGL) for literacy, commerce, global unity, and cross-cultural understanding.
Bingo! Everyone's 100% on board!
Then I tell them the inconsistent way we spell English is a hindrance to this end; not sacred and can be changed; and if it were changed, they could still write in TO and they could read the new orthografy because it would be backwards compatible. Everyone gets excited about it!
So I propose we use this approach, not just for verbal and moral support, but also to get financial backing. A lot of it.
Surely our commitment is enuff to go beyond our little discussions about the pros and cons of magic e.
Here's my proposal and my commitment:
- Let's raise $1 million - quickly.
- Let's call our promotion EAGL.
- Let's develop, research, and teach a new orthografy. Let's buy a huge media campaign.
- Let's hire professional fundraisers and grantwriters to continue funding the project.
I say let's do it, go professional, leave the English-spelling-reform-is-my-hobby days behind
Elizabeth Kuizenga. USA.
Net chat.Excerpts from a few of the posts in the SSS internet discussion groups.
Support from minorities?
A great help could be to organize the handicapped groups, like dyslexics, to demand some improvements to their task. And also ESLs and immigrants.
A migrant to Australia told me he thought there should be an English 'spelling for migrants' and let the other Australians keep their ... own spelling. And aboriginals should be moving, altho I can't encourage them to do so. They do have a song called Bran Nue Dae and a school called Koori Kolej (koori = aboriginal) so they have made a start but I can't get them to really organize!
Valerie Yule. Australia.
• If I want to influence laws and customs about whether stores may be open on Sunday, I strive to influence public opinion, for the legislature will follow a majority. But if I want to stop apartheid, I strive to influence laws directly, mostly thru the (non-democratic) courts because 100% consensus among minorities will not win at the polls.
I expect reforming spelling would help ESL [English as a second language] students. But I expect the majority to spell however they want, so I also expect ESL students will not significantly help us win reform. I recommend public relations and advertising over lobbying.
Nelson Helm, USA.
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[In response to a claim that 'We are amateurs'].No need to be so modest. The collective knowledge of the SSS is the best there is, anywhere. There are no 'professionals'. Even people who've written massive books on English spelling (I won't name names here) don't understand it as we do. We combine a wide range of experience from many walks of life. The academic 'experts' typically have a narrow perspective and can't see the wood for the trees. The ones who understand the complexities of english spelling know nothing about literacy. The ones who know about literacy haven't considered how literacy could be made easier by simplifying spelling. Etc, etc. We have to broaden their horizons.
Chris Upward. England
Functions of e.
Teachers doing SpLD courses do not understand the different functions of e. They were surprised when I gathered up the reasons (cribbed from another teacher).
1. Magic e, or modifying e, changes the preceding vowel sound, eg, hat, hate. Also in toe, potato/otatoes.
2. Softening e, affecting preceding c always and g mostly as also does i and y but not a, o, u. Eg, cent, gem. In cage the e has two functions, which is why u need d in cadge!
3. Silent e after v, as no real English word ends in v, eg, have.
4. Silent e after s, to show the word is not plural or the third person verb, eg, house.
5. Silent e, for no reason at all that I know of, eg, come.
6. Silent e, absolutely stupidly, in suffixes, eg, baby/babies.
(This would be one of the first I would abolish.)
Jean Hutchins, England
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San Joaquin Suspected Bank Robber Arrested
San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they believe robbed a bank in Lockeford.
After reviewing surveillance pictures from the bank, investigators linked the man in the video to 52 year old Robert Daniel Mehrten.
According to the Sheriff's department, surveillance teams were set up outside Mehrten's home. At around 9 p.m. Thursday night, deputies followed Mehrten as he left his home in his pick-up. They quickly pulled Mehrten over and arrested him. He was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.
The robbery happened Thursday morning at the Bank of the West on East Highway 88 in Lockeford. Witnesses told police a man walked into the bank, demanded money from the teller and said he had a bomb.
They say he had a small bag in one hand and a remote device in the other. The teller gave the man an undetermined amount of money, and then the man walked out but left the bag in the bank.
The building had to be evacuated, and Highway 88 was shut down while the bomb squad blew up the bag. It turns out, the bag didn't have a bomb in it.Copyright © 2014, The Morning Call


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Just where does Jonathan Drouin fit in the Lightning lineup for 2013-14?
It's all doom and gloom in Tampa at the moment, until you put it in perspective. Two negatives equal a positive, sprinkle on some more positive news and you start to chin up...
Another shakeup among coaches has taken place in Tampa as Jim Johnson is returned to the Norfolk Admirals for their final playoff push of the AHL season.
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Former NHL player and coach Wes Walz will be participating in an online chat this afternoon at 2 PM on AOL's NHL FanHouse. Discussion topics are going to vary from Steven Stamkos to his own playing days with the Minnesota Wild... (h/t Eric McErlain)
Sports are a business, and like all businesses there are ways to go about things and ways not to go about things. Lightning GM Brian Lawton has given us an example of how not to handle a coaching...
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BEVERLY — Police arrested two men who, they say, attempted to swallow drugs to hide them during a traffic stop Friday evening.
Officer Tom Nolan attempted to pull over a Nissan Altima with dark tinted windows for a windows violation as it turned from Ropes Street onto Simon Street around 8:15 p.m. But the vehicle didn't initially stop, according to a press release.
Nolan ordered the driver, Leonardo A. Reyes, 24, 6 Beaver St., Salem, and passenger Rudy A. Reyes, 20, 292 Washington St. out of the car after it eventually came to a stop on Herrick Street.
"Officer Nolan suspected both men were attempting to secrete drugs by swallowing them," the release said. "Once out of the vehicle Officer Nolan was able to recover 2 small twists of cocaine from Rudy Reyes."
A further search of the vehicle recovered 11 more "corner twists" of what was believed to be cocaine, police said.
Officers seized $2,330 in cash and approximately $950 worth of cocaine during the stop.
Both men were charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug, drug violation within 500 feet of a school and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
Leonardo Reyes was additionally charged with a window-tint violation.
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If I could rip off Eamon Dunphy...it's a good transport system, it's not a great transport system. Cork has benefited from some good planning over the last 2 decades which have led to:
- Cork Ring Road
- Lee Tunnel
- City Link Road
- Dual Carriageway standard road into/out of the city on the major routes to Dublin/Waterford/Limerick/Kerry
- Bus/Green Routes (of questionable benefit many argue)
- Park & Ride (with a planned 2nd site shot down by people power in Mayfield)
- Imminent reopening of commuter rail to East Cork
On the other hand, some of the challenges include:
- Continued growth in population and business activity (and therefore congestion) in the city centre, Docklands, suburbs and immediate hinterland
- Continued spread of city in low density developments
- Inherent constraints of narrow and small roads/streets in the city centre
- Lack of growth in city/suburban bus routes
- Delays in development of Horgans Quay/Kent Station
- Scaled down development of Central Bus Station from original plans/potential improvements
- Inadequately designed/insufficient capacity in new airport terminal
- Lack of funding for key projects (e.g. dualling of N28 to Ringaskiddy, grade separated interchanges on Ring Road)
- North Ring Road?
- Lack of coordination between City and County Authorities?
- Current lack of population density along river to justify water borne transport
- Lack of proper cycling lanes and associated facilities
- Lack of footpaths accompanying many major housing developments (e.g Lehanaghmore)
- Minimal public transport competition from the private sector
What do people believe is required? That's a stupidly broad question and could be further broken into: required elements of infrastructure, required exposure at national level to secure funding, required planning initiatives at local and regional level and more. Thoughts?


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The city of Toledo is set to receive $1.9 million from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. EPA, to continue to be the local agent for air permitting and air quality monitoring.
The city will be matching those grants with $156,000 from the general fund. That pays for staff and equipment to do air permitting and monitoring services.
Toledo Environmental Services Commissioner Tim Murphy says it's all about keeping track of local air quality.
"We permit approximately 400 facilities in Lucas County and parts of Wood County. These are facilities from gas stations and dry cleaners, all the way up to the refineries, largest manufacturing plants we have in the community."
Murphy says the mild summer weather has helped keep Toledo in ozone attainment with the EPA.
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We chose Carnival's version of anytime dining,and overall there were some very good meals served although we had no choice of dining rooms . We managed to find a superb waiter after experiencing a few weak servers and asked to be seated in his section for each meal which worked out well. I felt that the food in the buffet was average with the best choices being the Tandoori and Sandwich shop in the back of the ship. The meals in the optional steakhouse were excellent as was the service there,so we visited it twice.
Another excellent feature on this ship were the major production shows which were among the best that I've seen. The comedy club was very good too, and I saw 4 comedians who each had a pg show and r-rated show and I saw them all.
There is also an adults only outdoor space which had some comfortable seating with 2 hot tubs as well which was a welcome relief from the 1500 passengers under the age of 18. There was also a movie screen on the pool deck which was the setting for three laser light shows which were worth experiencing.
Another noisy intrusion that I have not seen on other cruise lines were announcements that were made on the PA system throughout the ship asking for passengers to call people in their party, some after 10 pm.


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When you reach junior class standing, you will begin to meet with a faculty advisor within your major. This allows you to work directly with faculty in your area of interest, and these advisors can often help facilitate internship or job shadowing opportunities and support you with application processes for graduate schools and professional degree programs.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A gentle warning to anyone planning to see James Corden's return to Broadway: Get to his show on time or risk being part of it.
"Someone came in late yesterday -- like about 15 minutes late -- and that's fine, you just carry on. But he came in late and he was moving bags and switching seats and just stood up," recalls the English actor from his dressing room at The Music Box theater.
"I just stopped my speech and said, 'Are you all right? Are you all settled now? Can I get you anything -- a drink, something to eat, a WATCH?' It was great," Corden says. "I just referred to him throughout the show."
Audience-participation -- whether agreed to or not -- is a big feature in Corden's deliriously funny "One Man, Two Guvnors," which arrives on Broadway after hit runs at the National Theatre and the West End.
A slapstick farce about a simpleminded guy who juggles errands for two underworld bosses in the English seaside town of Brighton in the 1960s, the comedy is a whirlwind of ribald humor, racing around, pratfalls, eating inappropriate things and slamming doors.
"Certainly, physically, it's the hardest thing I've ever done. My character's onstage for just two minutes and I have to throw myself backwards over a couch. It's full-on," says Corden, 33.
The play is an adaptation by Richard Bean of "The Servant of Two Masters," an 18th century farce by Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni. Corden, who first made his name on stage in "The History Boys," now gets to play a complete fool -- one so effervescent that the action spills out into the seats.
Built into the script are comedy bits that employ plants in the audience and also purely improvisational moments when actual audience members are hauled up on stage. There are also pockets when Corden can just riff on whatever he likes.
"I'm the only person who can say I've never done the same show twice," he says. "Every night, there are elements of this show that are completely unique to that night and that night only. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to be at the center of those moments."
Much has happened to Corden since he was last on a New York stage as the tubby Timms in "The History Boys." Corden co-wrote the hit comedy series "Gavin & Stacey" for BBC, became a father, wrote the memoir "May I Have Your Attention, Please?" and became a lot less tubby, dropping 70 pounds. Returning to New York has been a dream.
"My career has taken turns which I've only ever dreamt of. I've been so blessed to have so many different things. But there's a big part of me that has felt like everything I've done has tried to be a quest to try to come back and work here again," he says, swigging coconut water. "We've got five months to go and I'm already dreading leaving."
Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre since 2003 and who directed Corden in "The History Boys" and "One Man, Two Guvnors," says that the actor is unlike many British comics who are cruel and have contempt for people. "James is affectionate and genial -- that communicates," says Hytner.
"There is such a depth of talent when it comes to James, of inventiveness, of quick wit," he adds. "There is nothing you can throw at him that he doesn't make hay with. Nothing puts him off his stride."
He's not just being kind: Audiences in London have been known to pelt Corden with pork pies during the show.
While the show is funny in its own right, watching Corden encounter something without the script has to be one of the sheer joys on Broadway this season. His improv skills are mighty.
Once in London, with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the audience, a door handle kept coming off in one scene in which his character is trying to serve a meal to each of his bosses without the other one knowing. Working doors are critical to the success of the moment.
Corden apologized to the audience -- who still were convinced the event was scripted -- and then swiped a drill from a worker and tried to fix the problem himself. "For about 4 minutes, 1,600 people just watched me drill a door. Now obviously because it's me, I drilled it incredibly badly so it lasted about three more door slams before it came off again," he says.
Then a real maintenance worker in overalls showed up and got a huge cheer. As he completed the repairs, Corden began an impromptu question-and-answer session with the audience until the door was fixed. There were cheers all round.
"It was probably one of our best shows," he says. "Most shows, if something goes wrong, it would be a disaster. For me, it's an absolute opportunity."
For all his skills, Corden considers himself less a comedian and more an actor who does comedy. He cites Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr. and Ryan Gosling as dramatic actors he admires who can bust out with hysterical turns. He laughs that the grass is always greener on the other side of the spectrum.
"So now here I am in a comedy and all I think is, 'God, I wish people knew how dramatic I am.' Such is the life of an actor, really. You long for one thing and as soon as you get it, you hope for something else."
After the play ends its Broadway run, Corden has plans: He will marry his fiancee, former TV producer Julia Carey, write a film with "Gavin & Stacey" co-writer Ruth Jones ("We have an idea. Time will tell if it's an awful one or not") and begin shooting "The Wrong Mans," a thriller comedy series he's co-writing with Matthew Baynton which he describes as "24" -- if "24" was a sitcom starring a pair of regular guys thrust into world-saving situations.
"No one looks cool all the time," he says and then laughs.
He says he is relishing his life right now, especially the joy he gets from his 1-year-old son, Max. Playing with him stops him from becoming a self-obsessed actor type and keeps him humble.
"You're not a man until you've had your own child's poo under your fingernails and you've only realized after you've shook somebody's hand at work. That's a moment only a father understands."
Then he looks down at his hands and looks panicked: "I need to go to the bathroom now."
Online: http://onemantwoguvnorsbroadway.com


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Nestled in a private beachside neighborhood off scenic Highway 98, Sandpiper is the perfect getaway
for those looking for a relaxing beach vacation. Our guests have full access to a beautiful private
beach along the world famous Emerald Coast, which offers crystal clear waters, and sugar white sands.
Our gulf view home is only a short walk (a mere 80 feet!) from the beach where you can spend sun-
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(Simplified Spelling Society Newsletter Autumn 1985 pp10-14. Later designated Journal 1)
Spelling for the Computer Age or How English shd be Ritun [1]
Abraham F. Citron[Professor Citron is Executive Vice-President of Better Education thru Simplified Spelling of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and advocates an abbreviated orthography, Speed Spelling, or SPD SPLG.]
I.The more common the number, the fewer the digits required to write it. Thus, 0 thru 9 are written with one digit, 10 thru 99 are written with two, 100 thru 999 are written with three, and so on in a regular progression. Our written language has worked out a similar, but irregular pattern; by and large our more common words are written with fewer letters.
In an age of computers and telecommunications, we need a writing system characterized by functionality, ease of learning and speed of use. The first quality sought in spelling reform must be more regularity of letter to sound and of sound to letter, that is, more phonemic spelling. The second quality must he brevity and greater regularization of the principle that our very common words be expressed with fewest letters. Speed Spelling (SPD SPLG) is an expression of both these qualities.
The ultimate economy of a written word is a single letter. Following the Latin example (Latin has only three one-letter words, all formed from vowels: a, e, o) and obedient to the mythology of English written forms, English, altho using 26 letters, has developed only three one-letter words, a, I, O, all formed from vowels.
The mythology holds that no single consonant can form an English written word. The rule-makers, many Latin-trained, have felt that since no consonant, alone, can be pronounced, uttered or articulated, no consonant, alone, can express a written word. We cannot utter just b or p or m, say the purists, utterance of such sounds requires that at least one vowel be added. The rule-makers have therefore taught that no single consonant be written (it cannot be read!) for an English word.
Clergy, scribes, academicians, scholars, pseudo-scholars, the nobility, the genteel and leisure-class writers of English during the first thousand years of its history were not interested in speed, efficiency, or one-letter words. Thus, we see today that English has developed only three single-letter words.
But is this analysis complete? What of punctuation and other signs (like those used in mathematics) which have been developed in English writing? What of our period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, colon, semicolon, apostrophe, quotation marks, parentheses, asterisk and other signs? Here are ten signs (more could be noted) each carrying a meaning that we easily read, but in no case spelled out. These are all used in the so-called purity of a written system that supposedly uses only spelled-out words. (If a written word is a written sign of one or more characters, isolated from the rest of text by a space, and carrying a meaning, then punctuation signs are words.) The space between words is also meaningful.
The rule-makers, here as elsewhere, have been insisting on an erroneous rule. Signs that are not spelled out, single-character signs, can carry meaning, can be 'read' perfectly, and many of them are used. Thus we discover that, theoretically, there is nothing wrong with single consonants representing words. Further, we can intersperse non-spelled signs with spelled words without damaging meaning or speed. 'Purity' of text is a myth.
So well do we know our numbers and punctuation marks, and we learned them so long ago, that we have forgotten that there was a time when they were strange to us. We have learned them by memorization and association. Every time we see a '?' the idea of a question pops into our heads with the speed of light. This is so fast that it appears to be instantaneous. This associative power we possess, often lightning-like in its speed, is marvelous, beyond our present understanding, but a fact.
II.We thus arrive at the idea that English should make good use of the denied consonants, that we should develop 25 additional single-letter words. These 25 single-letter words should be substituted for 25 of our present common or very common multi-letter words. We do not assign A since it is already a word. We can use lower case I and lower case O, spelling the exclamation Oe. What words should these single-letter words be? (Of course we will use all the vowels except A also.)
The first three are obvious. The word be (very common with a frequency of 6,377 per million written words) can be assigned to the letter B, since the name of the letter is exactly like the sound of the word be. Thus we can write: "What will you b when you grow up?"
On the same principle, are (frequency 4,393) can be assigned to R, and you (frequency 3,286) to U. Classicists, traditionalists, some linguists, purists will immediately object on the basis that, as these three letters are used, they represent sounds in addition to their alphabetic names, and that therefore the children will be confused. However, preliminary testing using these and other one-letter words with classes of fifth and sixth grade students, shows that these students learn easily, quickly to read these single-letter words. There is no confusion!
For the other single-letter words we move, with some exceptions, to a different principle: the principle of the word with the greatest frequency [2] beginning with a given letter. What is the most common word beginning with C? (C is always hard in SPD SPLG.) This is found to be can with a frequency of 1,722; therefore we assign can to C. In like manner do is assigned to D, even to E, for to F, good to G (there are no soft Gs), he to H, and so on. We assign lower case I to in; when in begins a sentence it can be spelled as In.
There are six exceptions. As and is the third most common of all our words (freq. = 28,852) it should be written by a single letter, but A is in use. However, since we often say 'bread 'n butter', 'in 'n out', 'up 'n down', etc., it is practical to assign N to and. Professional is the most common P word, but since it is often written as pro, we select the next most common P word, which is people. The most common Q word is quite, but as it can be spelled (SPD SPLG) as qyt, we assign Q to the second most common Q word, question. The most common W word is was, which SPD SPLG spells as wz, so we use the second most popular W word, which is with. Words beginning with X are too esoteric to be worth representing. However, words beginning with the sound X are rather common. The most common is experience, which can be represented by X. Is is so common (freq. = 10,099) that it must be represented, but I is in use. However, the Z sound in /iz/ is strong, obvious, so we assign is to Z.
In a 30-minute discussion-drill-test period, 4 classes of fifth and sixth graders became familiar with 8 of these single-letter words: T=the, O=of, N=and, F=for, W=with, B=be, R=are, U=you. Except for only two or three of the poorer readers in each class these students read these one letter words swiftly and accurately in a brief story. They enjoyed this session as a 'spelling game'.
How do these words appear in text and what can be achieved with them? Here are some examples:
How are you = 9 letters,
How r u = 5 letters, saving 44%;
I can do what you can do = 18 letters,
I c d wht u c d = 9 letters, saving 50%;
To be or not to be, that is the question = 30 letters,
Tu b or nt tu b, tt z t q = 15 letters, saving 50%;
Do you have the experience for the job? = 31 letters,
D u hav t x f t job? = 12 letters, saving 61%;
Can you lend the the money? = 20 letters,
C u lend me t muny? = 13 letters, saving 35%;
It is good of you to talk with me = 25 letters
It z g o u tu tauk w me = 15 letters, saving 40%.
It will have been noted that in these examples a number of two- and three-letter words, also from the '100 Speed Words' (list available), have been used.
The above texts were chosen to demonstrate top saving levels that can be achieved with one-letter words (and a few other short forms). Please note also the important savings of space.
These words are very common. Total frequency for them is 222,839, which means that in a representative million words, these words would occur 222,839 times. Thus one may say that any child or adult who masters these 25 words will have at command over 22% of the words needed to write and read English at a fully acceptable level. One may also say that if these 25 words are adopted, then, with A and I (total frequency 251,249), over 25% of the words needed to write and read English (acceptable adult level) would be one-letter words.
Since the average American-English word uses 5½ letters, a million words involves about 5,500,000 letters. If we write a million words, using these 25 single letter words, we will save approximately 382,005 letters, which is 6.96% of 5,500,000. Thus, writers of English would save nearly 7% of their time and effort.
Surely a great thrill of learning and of growing is learning to write. The simplicity, speed, ease with which these one-letter words are written can encourage children to learn to write. Learning to write involves learning to read, which encourages learning to write and so on.
If children are taught these letter-meanings in pre-school, and in the first, second, third grades (experience might wait until the second grade), if they are taught to write as well as read them in texts, if they are thoroughly drilled in them, so that recognition is sure, automatic, instantaneous, then these words can become an excellent base for learning to write and read.
Once sure association is achieved, three qualities of response can be observed:
1) the response is reliable, it always occurs;
2) it is fast, without hesitation;
3) it is smooth, without conscious thought.
From the point of view of teaching and learning, three results are achieved by automatic association of meaning with a limited number of one-letter signs:
1) automatic association is sure, eliminating doubt; it produces security;
2) automatic association eliminates the need to think about the meaning of the single symbols; meaning is at instant command;
3) the automatic association of meaning to common words provides a secure base for decoding other words.
With more or less practice, experience, drill, all normal range students can become automatic with these 25 one-letter words. Such response will enable fast students to become faster and will constitute an important aid to slow students in learning to write and to read. [3]
III.In the '100 Speed Words', 28 are spelled with two letters. Five of these (hu, nu, tu, se, hy ) are phonemic because in SPD SPLG all final U's ar long, all final E's are long, and Y is used as long I. Twenty two of these two-letter words are spelled in consonant outline. This is to say they are spelled using the first and the last consonant of the word. In all cases the first consonant is also the first letter of the word as spelled in t.o. Thus that is spelled as tt; been is spelled as bn; could is spelled as cd. Was is spelled as wz, since was is sounded as wuz. One word, without, is spelled wo, by using the first letter of with and the first letter of out.
There is nothing new in spelling in consonant outline. This has been the basis of shorthand, and many of us, in a hurry, have written cm for come, or wd for would, or bf for before, wr for were. The consonant outline strongly suggests the sound of the word we mean, and is almost always interpreted (with the aid of the context) correctly.
If a child knows the meanings of these words, speaks them, uses them, knows the sounds of the letters of the alphabet, then associating the two-letter spellings of these words with their meanings will not be difficult. It is much easier to team hz for his than his; it is easier to learn sd for said than said, and so on down the list.
Twenty-six of the 100 Speed Words require three letters. We can see now that frequencies are dropping. These are still common words, but, as a group, not as common as the one-letter or the two-letter words. We find these 26 composed of three groups.
First there is a group of 9 phonemically spelled words: hav, wil, tym, yur, wel, hir, myt, duz, tho.
Then there are 14 consonant outlines: ths, wch, thr, whn, wht, thm, thn, mst, whr, shd, bcz, ltl, nvr, hvr.
Over is spelled as ovr and every as evy; these two words use an opening vowel and then two consonants to outline the sound of the words represented.
Finally, in SPD SPLG, to maintain differential spelling of no and know, they are spelled no and noe . (Final E in SPD SPLG is long as in se, tre, we, me, fre, gle, etc. However, after O it is used as a sign that the O is long, as in hoem, groe, floen, bloen, moen, Oe, noe, etc.)
The fifteen four-letter words are in 3 groups. First a group of 9 phonemically spelled words: ther (their), thru, stil, sins, whyl, hows, cors, enuf, muny. Second, a group of four consonant outline words: political = plcl, himself = hmsf, business = bzns, committee = cmty.
Third, there are 2 words spelled in vowel-consonant outline: education = edcn, secretary = secy.
The six five-letter words are: against = ugnst, thought = thaut, school = scool, something = smthg, college = colij, knowledge = nolij. The full list of these words, with frequencies, is available as explained at the end.
We are now in a position to make some statements about the savings achieved if the 100 Speed Words are used. Their frequencies, per million representative words of text, total 379,919. This means that the mastery of these words would equip a child or adult with 37.9% of the words needed to write English at college level.
Secondly, the total letters saved over t.o. per million written words is 587,069. This is 10.65% of 5,500,000 letters in a million words. We can therefore say that if these hundred words are used, writers of English would save over 10% of the time and effort involved. They would also save over 6% of the space required.
IV.The second component of SPD SPLG consists of eight prefix and suffix simplifications, as follows:
1 Prefix com or con (unstressed) = cm or cn: cmit, cmand, cmpleet, cmpeet, cntrol, cntmpt, cntayn, etc.
2 Suffixes -cion, -sion, -tion = n: suspicion = suspin, tension = tenn, objection = objecn, national = nanul.
3 Suffix -ing = g : jumpg, luvg, sgg (singing), clgg,etc. If adding G forms a word (rung ), use -ing (runing ).
4 Suffix -ed sounded as /d/ = -d: drownd, injurd, plowd, clownd, kild,fild, pilfurd, cluturd, drild, etc.
5 Suffix -ed sounded as /t/ = -t: stopt, dropt, drest, blest, mopt, cnfest, suprest, hopt, etc.
6 Sufix -le (unstressed) = -1 : trubl, botl, fidl, catl, taybl, bubl, sutl, ridl, candl, etc.
7 Suffixes -mant, -ment = -mt : adumt, cntentmnt, rezentmt, fuulfilmt, divelupmt, etc.
8 Suffixes -ant, -ent = -nt : elufnt, importnt, prezudnt, pleznt, etc.
The third and final component of SPD SPLG consists of the 64 rules for Natural Spelling, in which the vast majority of the some 600,000 English words would be written. These rules provide for the use of the letters of the alphabet with greater reliability than in t.o. These rules, with examples, are found in the Appendix.
V.The spelling achieved thru these three elements or components is easy to learn, fast to use, saves time and space. Several examples follow, with letter savings.
How does this spelling perform? 26
How duz ths splg purform? 20 saving 23%;
Do you have the money? 17
D u hav t muny? 10 saving 41%;
Let's conduct our business in the committee room. 40
Let's cnduct owr bzns i t cmty room 27 saving 32%;
We can quote you a better price. 25
We c qoet u a betur prys. 18 saving 28%;
We can guarantee delivery by the first of the month. 42
We c gerunte delivury by t furst o t munth. 33 saving 21%.
Without extensive comparison of texts it is impossible to quantify the average saving of SPD SPLG. Savings of examples given here range from 14% to 61%.
It is found that in general, simple (short word) vocabularies result in greater savings while complex (longer word) texts result in smaller savings. For example:
You keep that up and you will catch it from me. 36
U keep tt up n u wil cach it fm me. 24 saving 33%;
If you continue to annoy me dire consequences will ensue. 47
If u cntinue tu unoy me dyr consuqensez wil ensoo. 40 saving 14%
Savings in newspaper texts (limited sample) show an average range of 12% to 23%. Newspaper materials contain many names of persons and places which are unaffected by SPD SPLG. Savings in business materials (limited sampling), including letters, memos, reports, advertising, range from 10% to 30%. In children's materials, changing The Little Red Hen to SPD SPLG produces a 25% saving. When Mary Had a Little Lamb is written in SPD SPLG, a saving of 22.9% results.
Some feel that spelling reform will 'ruin' poetry, but this is short-sighted. Once readers are used to the appearance of SPD SPLG forms, much of poetry becomes more vivid. The spelling is less intrusive, less a barrier. It is as if the poet can speak more directly to the reader. This is all the more true of poetry that emphasizes the sounds of words, the rhythms and cadence of the lines. SPD SPLG enhances the rhythms of poetry. Some examples follow. (When reading the SPD SPLG lines try to imagine that this is the spelling in which you learned to read. If these lines are read, put aside, read again in two days, and again in two or three days, the spelling will begin to appear 'right'. It will begin to fit the words.)
Wm. Blake.
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Tygur! Tygur! burng brytWm. Shakespeare.
In t forests o t nyt
Wht imortul hand or ie
Cd fraym thy firfuul simutry?
Saving 19%.
Double, double, toil and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble!
Dubl, dubl, toyl n trubl,
Fyr burn n cauldron bubl!
Saving 24%
VI.In this paper two spirits, one called up, the other aroused, are immediately at war.
The first springs from a deep element of the American character. It is a down-to-earth practicality, the spirit of what works. On the frontier people were forced to discover, respect, live by, what worked. The main test of staying alive, raising a crop, a cabin, a house, in making a living, getting anything 'done', was: does it work? This spirit, motif, called up by this paper, is immediately challenged. An attitude and ideal, outraged by much that is written here is the spirit of the King's English. For, altho a great force in the maintenance of traditional written forms is well-set habits, deeply ingrained habits, a greater force is the general desire to write the English of the King. This is the devout desire of all who set words down that their spelling will display nobility (of spirit), education, gentility, closeness to the standards of the court and of the King. Our spelling reflects, so we feel, our social class, our gentility, our social worth. Our spelling, therefore, must reflect the standards of the King. ('The King' is a historical metaphor; we in the USA have no King, but what we seek is the 'noblest' standard, the safest, the most respected standards available.)
The usual outcome is the calm and immediate throttling of any suggestion of change by the awesome power of following respected authority in written forms. However, in this age, do not rule out practicality. Perhaps reform of our inefficient spelling forms is an idea whose time has come. Perhaps, in this age, SPD SPLG will play a key role in the resurgence of civilization of the West. New odes await their authors, an invigorated literature, a new birth of education, of writing, of science, religion and law, of commerce and industry can be just over the horizon.
If resurgence comes, it will not be by the sword, but by the word.
(A list of the 100 Speed Words, with their frequencies and letter-savings appeared on the penultimate page of the February Simplified Spelling Society Newsletter. Editor)
SPD SPLG Rules of Natural Spelling.1 Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, current edition is the pronunciation base.
2 Personal names, proper names, proper nouns are not affected.
3 Foreign phrases such as eureka, ecce homo, esprit de corps are not affected because users wish readers to know such phrases are foreign.
4 Homonyms distinguished in t.o. remain distinguished: to, too, two = tu, too, tw ; there, their = thr, ther; tale, tail = tayl, tail, etc.
5 Consonants are not doubled except when
a) both letters are sounded: actual = acchooul.
b) used to differentiate homonyms: sent, cent = sent, sentt ; bear, bare = ber, berr ; sun, son = sun, sunn; bury, berry = bery, berry; fairy,ferry =fery,ferry.
6 All other silent letters are eliminated.
7 A (long a) = ai : to differentiate homonyms: sale, sail = sayl, sail ; male, mail = mayl, mail; tale, tail = tayl, fail, etc.
8 A (long a). All final A's are long: da, sa, ma, la, ga, ra, na, pla, tra, tuda, cla, etc.
9 A (long a). Beginning or midwords = ay: ayt, fayt, dayt, gray, naybur, creeayt, etc.
10 A (wide a) = ah : ah, hah, bah, mahtwh; before R = a: star, far, dark, cart, etc.
11 A (short a) = a : cat, bat, platur, ceractur, etc.
12 AU, AW. Initial sound or midword = au : auto, authur, inauthentic; = aw at end of word: law, saw, caw, raw, draw, etc.
13 AHJ = ahj : garahj, mirahj, pursiflahj, etc.
14 B = b: but, bubl, combat, best, aybl, etc.
15 C (/k/) = c (always hard): cat, can, arctic, cemist.
16 CH (/tʃ/) = ch : church, chip, senchury, acchoouly, fech, cach, etc.
17 D = d: dud, dip, doodl, difur.
18 E (long e). All final E's are long: me we se thre tre (except after O: noe, oe).
19 E (long e). Initial or midword = ee : eet, feet, eeqal, creeayt, beleev, etc.
20 E (long e). Final unstressed sound after L, R, etc: = y : mery, fery, boldly, hotly, etc.
21 E (long e). Final stressed syllable = ee : apujee, perujee, purolee, etc.
22 E (short e) = e : bed, set, ded, any, nwny, helth, cer.
23 F = fat, fanfer, flu, fy, foto, graf, etc.
24 G (/g/) = g (always hard): gag, get, jygantic, strugl
25 H = h : ho, hot, inhibit, helo, unhapy, etc..
26 I (long i). The word I = always upper case = I.
27 I (long i). Initial position = ie : iedeeuh, ietem, ievry, iesosuleez, etc.
28 I (long i). Midword or stressed ending = y: dy, by, sky, delyt, nyt, reply, deny, etc.
29 I (short i) = i : it, bit, hit, inhibit, benufit, print, etc.
30 I (ion as in million) = uen : miluen, biluen, buuluen.
31 J = j : jump, jak, jenurul, trajic, jet, jem, etc.
32 K (where traditional spelling uses K, except where K is silent) = k : kit, kil, kichun, kitun, kik, brik, kept, kynd, etc.
33 L l: lap, laydl, ly, culur, colur, long, fuul, etc.
34 M m : man, memury, minimum, murmur, etc.
35 N n : no, nip, inturn, mention = menn, nation nayn, inusent, etc.
36 NK = nk : bank, tank, sink, blink, etc.
37 O (long o). All final O's are long: ziro, go, no, putayto, tumayto, etc.
38 O (long o). Preceding L or R = o : or, cor, dor, col, gol, gold, old, etc.
39 O (long o). On both sides of a consonant = o : hobo, lobo, foto, dodo, gogo, etc.
40 O (long o). Initial sound or midword = oe : oek-, ocean = oen, goet, foek, etc.
41 O (short o) = o : tot, hot, shot, object, fothur, forgot, nok, etc.
42 OI = oi : joy, ploy, poynt, joynt, uhoy, oyntmt, etc.
43 OO between two consonants = oo : boot, cool, drool, fool, pool, moor, scool, etc.
44 OW = ow: cow, brow, how, now, clown, down, owt, mownd, etc.
45 ONG = ong: long, song, tong, gong, strong, etc.
46 P = p peep, pepur, entempt, cupi, propel, pump, etc.
47 Q = q (since Q is always followed by U, the U is omitted): qyt, qyut, qik, etc.
48 R = r: ror, rip, roest, irutayt, rubur, letur, etc.
49 S = s : sleep, les, mes, nesusery, nesesuty, noosuns, syt, etc.
50 SH = sh: shur, shor, shayp, wish, wash, shaym, etc.
51 T = t: tot, tatl, tym, catl, braut, etc.
52 TH (both soft and hard th) = th: ths, thm, thay, thr, thoez, thump, lyth, etc.
53 U (long u). All final U's are long = u : u, nu, hu, shu, tru, tu, glu, etc.
54 U (long U). On both sides of a consonant = u : tutu, juju, cucu, etc.
55 U (short u, schwa sound) = u : nesusery, milutery, difucult, terubl, etc.
56 U (short u) = u : up, but, tut, clutur, butur, rut, supur, etc.
57 UE When t.o. uses U or UE to express 'yoo' sound, SPD SPLG uses ue : ues, uez, uenyted, buetifuul, uesfuul, produes, proseeduer, etc.
58 UH (schwa sound ending a word) = uh : dramuh, bananuh, bandanuh, etc.
59 V = v : valv, hav, vivayshus, vow, invalueubl, vys.
60 W = w : wow, win, wethur, whip, why, one = wn.
61 X = x xsept, xpect, xit, xytmt, thanx, pranx, x-ray.
62 Y = y yung, yooth, yes, yip, yelo, yel, yur, yurz, etc (as consonant).
63 Z = z : ziro, haz, zip, zu, layzy, legz , figz, daugz.
64 ZH = zh : pleasure = plezhr, measure = mezhr, treasure = trezhr, etc.
65 OU = uu: puul,fuul, buul, bruuk, wuul, etc.
Footnotes.[1] Speed Spelling (SPD SPLG) advocated in this paper has three components: a) the Hundred Speed Words, b) eight prefix and suffix simplifications, c) the set of rules for Natural Spelling. It is recommended that SPD SPLG be introduced in stages over a period of ten to twelve years.
[2] 'Frequency' means number of times used in a million representative American English written words from newspapers, fiction, textbooks, business, commerce, finance, science, law, private correspondence, manuals, newsletters, recorded speeches, etc. Frequencies are taken from Henry Kucera and W. Nelson Francis Computational Analysis of Present-Day American English, Brown University Press, Providence, R.I., pp. 6-10.
[3] During the first few years of the reform, when publishers are catching up on demand, students will see many materials in t.o. Therefore, during this period it will be necessary to teach students to read both t.o. and SPD SPLG, but to write only SPD SPLG.
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Scotch De Silly - Brasserie de Silly S.A.
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Ratings: 345 | Reviews: 210 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by BobbyBeerman:
4.47/5 rDev +20.5%
This was the beer for the soup course at the beer dinner on 4/4/09 at Kindling.
A: This was a fun one. As soon as the bottles were opened, it started coming up and even foamed out. We had to get towels to set under the bottles to let this calm down before pouring. Once poured it was a brown with orange/copper highlights around the edge.
S: I get the earthiness from the yeast, some caramel tones, and a little fruit sweetness.
T: I was surprised with this one. A Scottish style from a Belgian - what to expect? It started out with the sweetness I've come to expect in a Scottish ale. On the back edge I got some of the spices and a warming effect that I've come to expect from Belgian ales. From what style the fruit tones come from, I'm not sure but they are there.
M: It's a rich beer but it feels good. Even with the angry foam when opened I didn't feel as if this was over carbonated.
D: I liked this one. It was very enjoyable. With most of the good beers I've come across, I would limit myself to one per session.
04-08-2009 12:57:02 | More by BobbyBeerman
More User Reviews:
North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev +8.6%
Pours a nice chesnut brown with a nice big fluffy/sticky head that settles into a creamy-like froth,aromas of dried fruit and caramel with a note of brown sugar.Taste is rich and full big caramel notes with some raisin and I pick up a candied sugarness in there letting u know it was made in Belgium.A very nice nightcap Scottish but with a Belgian flare,well done.
08-02-2004 02:04:56 | More by oberon
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
Appearance This poured a nice copper brown in color with a beautiful head. The head came up but not overly so and left a blob of tanned white foam in the middle.
Smell This is a heavy, yeasty, (certainly) Belgian example of the style. The malt is especially sweet with caramel and brown sugar. Theres a bit of peaty smoke here as well.
Taste The malt backbone is loaded with caramel and sugars. It even leaves a sticky residue on the glass after sipping. The finish I thought was a bit off, though. Everything just kind of faded into bleakness at the end.
Mouthful This is between medium and full in the mouth and very fluffy.
Drinkability I enjoyed this interpretation of the style, but I thought it was a bit fluffy for a Scotch Ale and the lack of a solid finish cost it a few notches.
02-27-2004 02:38:16 | More by RoyalT
4.22/5 rDev +13.7%
On tap at Ebenezer's, served in a tulip glass. A dark brown color with a thick head. A fruity aroma, with a malt presence. The taste was all dark fruit, grainy. A real mouthful, and fun to drink. An interesting interpretation of a Scotch Ale. You can definitely see the strong Belgian influence.
06-20-2007 13:10:23 | More by lordofthewiens
Rhode Island
3.7/5 rDev -0.3%
Very cloudy, ruddy brownish amber color with an extremely creamy head and terrific lacing. Great retention. Smells of belgian yeast, sweet malts, earhty. Taste is more malty sweetness, belgian yeast, doughy, a little fruity. Medium and creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Pretty drinkable and very enjoyable.
09-26-2008 14:21:57 | More by Doomcifer
3/5 rDev -19.1%
01-09-2014 16:35:58 | More by Beerswag
3.95/5 rDev +6.5%
This Belgian, Wee Heavy pours a cloudy, chestnut brown body with a nice, 4 cm tan head that deposits immense sheets of lace all over the glass.
Intoxicating aroma of major league maltiness, with toffee and molasses, brown sugar, a hint of dark fruits, and some fragrant pine resin for balance. Some smoky, peat ash lurks in the background. Impressive aroma!
Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with below average carbonation.
Sweet toffee and molasses dominate the taste, but this has all kinds of beguiling complexities. Brown sugar is noted, as well as a subdued, pine resin hoppiness. Charcoal ash adds to the Scottish character, but there is a barnyard yeastiness that is distinctly Belgian, and adds a nice earthy character.
I find it amazing that a Belgian brewery can pull this Scottish ale off so well. This has all the nice characteristics of a Wee Heavy, but tosses in the signature, Belgian yeatiness just to keep things honest. Impressive aroma and taste, but too malty sweet to handle more than one at a sitting.
09-15-2004 01:28:39 | More by merlin48
New York
3.9/5 rDev +5.1%
Large bottle, without freshness indication, but with cage, cork and foil topping. Pours dark almond brown, with a slight orangy/pinkish hue, pretty clear, with a long lasting soft tan head, leaving wide spread, fine lacing upon a gentle swirl, slightly soapy nose, also malt and peat. This is a tasty brew, sort of mixed up style wise, a Belgian Scotch ale ? wasup wid dat?? Malty, spicy and heady stuff. Notes of burbon, malt, mint, vanilla, Belgian yeasties, perhaps some soapyness...out of style, out of wack, but I like it...Nice winter/cold weather sipper, and worth a try.
04-18-2006 17:28:25 | More by Billolick
3.9/5 rDev +5.1%
Nice head retention over a caramel colored beer. The aroma was roasted malt with spicy undertones. The taste was of spiced malt with evident alcohol. The mouthfeel was full and smooth, but too potent a beer to drink more than one or two at a time.
09-10-2002 12:05:12 | More by ryanocerus
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
11-16-2011 03:41:21 | More by bpfrush
Quebec (Canada)
4/5 rDev +7.8%
01-09-2014 22:27:35 | More by DannyBaldoni
3.73/5 rDev +0.5%
Opaque mud sienna color. Lots of stiff and rising foam in the glass. Lace is very good and intricate. Aroma of spiced pears, cinnamon and alcohol notes, traces of yeast. Big flavor, but an odd marrying of mustly farm yard yeast and prune and toffee-ish qualities. While this isn't a hugely alcoholic beer, there's a Canadian whiskey quality to the mid mouth, complete with bitters and candied cherries in a lowball glass. Carbonation is quite moderate, mouthfeel is silky, but the beer is a little odd to be enjoyable for me -- just a weird combination of characteristics.
Source: Liquid Solutions
02-15-2004 19:57:56 | More by ADR
4.05/5 rDev +9.2%
First time for scotch ale. Nice brown ale color with creamy head with lacing galore ... poured from a lovely green bottle. Taste is real malty sweetness and the texture is nice and smooth. If this is typical Scottish ale, then I'm in! Made in Belgium though and tastes like a good tripel.
Goes down well while listening to the music of European improvisor Paul Dunmall on his sax or bagpipe. Also goes well while watching the Rangers play soccer in the Scottish Premier League. The Rangers have become (Team America) now having THREE Americans on board. Bocanegra, Maurice Edu, and my main man Alex Bedoya!! (Alex is the Future)
02-28-2012 03:01:42 | More by frankiepop
United Kingdom (England)
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
Sometimes i get the feeling that the Belgians do Scotch ales better than the Scots, and this beer pretty much proves my point. Has that rich , lightly peaty caramel/toffee sweetness of a statndard Scottish Ale, but combine it with Belgian yeastyness and it seems to work really well and is definitley more interesting, a little more spicy than your regular scotch ale aswell, nice drop.
08-17-2004 10:58:30 | More by rastaman
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
(Served in a tulip glass)
A- Deep rich clear brown body with a thick creamy light tan head.
S- light caramel malt with hints of flower and roses
T- Sweet caramel malt with some sweet candy and honey notes. No hops coming through at all.
M- Full creamy taste with a bit of fizziness. No alcohol warmth
D- This beer is very sweet and needs something to balance it. No hops or alcohol or malt complexity to compete with the sugars.
07-01-2005 02:16:27 | More by rhoadsrage
3/5 rDev -19.1%
05-01-2013 20:18:57 | More by ste5venla
4.2/5 rDev +13.2%
This beer pours a massive off white head atop it's dark reddish amber clear liquid. The head melts slowly to a nice covering of sticky lacing.
Aroma doesn't have as much of a smokey character as I would expect from a Scotch ale but there is a nice toasted sweet amber malt aroma that yields slowly to alcohol.
Taste is where this beer shines. The malts are sugary sweet yet not cloying and the smokey toastiness comes through very nicely as you swallow. Finish is mostly a warming alcohol comfort.
Very nice Scotch Ale. I wish I had picked up more.
07-09-2007 00:59:14 | More by IntriqKen
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
01-09-2014 14:28:52 | More by Griffith
4/5 rDev +7.8%
07-15-2013 02:26:14 | More by DruC4
United Kingdom (England)
3/5 rDev -19.1%
09-02-2014 18:33:50 | More by mattfancett
3.18/5 rDev -14.3%
Opaque and muddy and somewhere amongst amber, crimson, and flat brown in color. The head is a modest rise of beige cream, with good stickiness and retention.
This one sniffs in two directions, the first couple inhalations hint at the Scotchness of it all, with a fruity, heathery, lightly smoky, Malt-laden toast to the Highlands, along with traits of burnt chocolate chip cookies. Later sniffs seem to focus more on the spicy yeast nuances of peppercorns and raisiny/date fruitiness of Belgian brewing. All told, the nose lives up to all promises hybrid brewing, showcasing both facets very well.
Taste is another story altogether, and as far apart from the nose as I've every experienced in a beer. The beginning, middle, and late portions are nearly overwhelming sugary sweet. Then it finishes with a metallic clang of bitterness. The sweetness is all golden raisins rolled in brown sugar then soaked in sugar water. It truly is purple Kool-Aid sweet. There are a couple interesting notions of toffee, lemon rind, heather, and rhubarb pie, but they are largely drowned out by the big, unrelenting grape-drink saccharine traits. The metallic closure is jarring, but also a reprieve of sorts, as it ends the tyranny of sweet, and slakes the mouth surprisingly well, even if it the flavor itself is not particularly endearing.
The body is medium, if a perhaps a tad plumper, but texturally, it is not nearly as binding as the sweetness. Had it been, this becomes undrinkable. A trickle of carbonation gives this the life and lightness it desperately needs.
As it stands, once the sweetness is acclimated to, this is somewhat- almost strangely- drinkable. Nevertheless, it still seems like a malted Purplesaurus Rex. And that's blaspheming my favorite Kool-Aid flavor of all time (RIP).
04-02-2008 09:14:12 | More by cokes
North Carolina
4.33/5 rDev +16.7%
Opaque and brown with a foamy white head that leaves a significant lacing along the glass, this Scotch's aroma alone will knock you silly...hehe...sorry, couldn't resist. Anyway, the pungeant aroma of brandy and rum-soaked fruits floats up from the brew, which is very smooth and dense, with hints of brandy, caramel, and a strong element of peat and a tinge of metallics. There's a very warm finish of alcohol at the end, and the peat maltiness really persists.
All the elements of a strong Scotch ale, minus the brutality--a nice Belgian take on the style. I like this as a sipping selection.
04-13-2004 03:12:18 | More by RockyTopHeel
Ontario (Canada)
3.48/5 rDev -6.2%
Rich smelling, rich looking chestnut. The taste is rather average or a tad below for a scotch. Perhaps above average for this brewery. Taste a bit metallic, more carmel and malt than scotch taste. 8% is typical and not detectable.not a bottle I could finish alone.
12-23-2005 21:30:34 | More by Sammy
4.7/5 rDev +26.7%
Quite cloudy even after sitting in the fridge for a few days. Maybe my pour was rough? The body is a cloudy brown with orange-ish glows at the edges. The frothy tan head comes on strong and holds OK, but shortly drops to a thin 1/16" surface covering which holds throughout the glass and leaves some nice lace. The aroma is rich with fruit, yeast, and toffee/caramel maltiness. The body is medium/full with an extremely fine and mild carbonation that leaves it quite creamy and smooth in the mouth. Very nice! The flavor is very richly malty, starting with some dark fruitiness (raisins, soft dates, fig, and some underlying apricot - even light coconut as it warms and the malts combine!) that mellows as it warms and sweeter toffee notes emerge. The alcohol is extremely well hidden. The bitterness plays a supporting role, and it finishes semi-dry with some residual sticky maltiness and a touch of earthy/metallic hops (or is that oxidation?). Overall, a very rich and fairly complex beer that makes a nice appertif or after dinner drink. It also pairs well with rich "gravy" meats during the holiday season. Exceptional, and well worth seeking out!
11-19-2002 15:41:54 | More by NeroFiddled
3.73/5 rDev +0.5%
A: Dark Murky Brown. Big Bubbles with a tiny head around the edges.
S: smokey and malty with some sweet notes of Candy Sugar.
T: Interesting flavor combination. You can tell it's a scottish by the kettle caramelization and peaty smokey notes, But it also has some belgian characteristics from the malts, candy sugar, and perhaps honey. Super Sweet but not overwhelmingly.
MF: Thick and Creamy with a little tingle from low carbonation. More of a Alcohol burn as it warms up.
D: A very mellow 8%. Goes down smooth and is enjoyable. would be perfect on a cold night.
05-30-2010 03:04:27 | More by rmolledo
Scotch De Silly from Brasserie de Silly S.A.
84 out of 100 based on 345 ratings.


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CATEGORIES Casting, Celebrities and Controversy, Harry Potter, CinematicalHarry Potter has got to end sometime, and by "sometime" I mean in less than three years when the second cinematic half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sees release. And some people would like to still have a career when that happens, thank you very much. To that end, Rupert Grint -- a.k.a. Ron Weasley -- has taken a role in an indie film called Cherry Bomb, which sounds about as far from Harry Potter as you can get without developing an erotic fixation on horses.
The film, written by acclaimed playwright Daragh Caville, focuses on three teens who set out for a wild weekend of drugs, sex and crime only to see it escalate into something far more serious than they imagined. It co-stars relative unknowns Robert Sheehan and Kimberley Nixon, and is set for release next year.
While Daniel Radcliffe has tried more extreme methods of branching out (mainly by taking that infamous role in Equus, which is coming to Broadway per the above link) and Emma Watson hasn't done very much at all (she voices a character in this year's The Tale of Despereaux, but that seems to be it), Grint has spent what spare time he has toiling away in indieville. Cherry Bomb was preceded by the reasonably well-received and much less racy Driving Lessons, about a troubled boy's friendship with a retired actress.
It's already so hard for child actors to make a successful transition into adult careers, but it's harder still for actors who are inextricably identified with particular roles. Of the three Potter kids, Grint looks the least like a movie star -- which could wind up being good or bad. In his case I think indie films and supporting roles are the way to go, so he's doing it right.
[hat tip: Cinema Blend]


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A local high school student filed a federal law suit after she's banned from prom, her senior class trip and graduation ceremonies -- all because of a tweet!
Attorney Jerry Tannenbaum says his client is paying big time for exercising her right of free speech. Tannenbaum says the 17 year old student at Sterling High School in Somerdale, New Jersey, used twitter to communicate with friends about her foul feelings towards the high school principal. She's accused of calling him a colorful name later seen by school officials.
But this was done at night, at her home, off of school property to three or four of her friends.
School officials cited the tweet as defamatory in a letter that was sent home to the 17 year old girl's mom. The letter also requires the student be drug tested based on other comments she allegedly posted on the social media site.
Further, the school wrote that the teen "will not be allowed to participate in any school sponsored events this year, including prom, senior trip, and graduation ceremonies".
They wanted to show her who is boss and they're going to show her that they exercise the authority.
He filed a lawsuit against the Sterling High School District in federal court on Friday accusing the district of violating the student's first amendment rights.
"You can't dictate to your students what they can say on their own personal web pages," declares Tannenbaum .
The court documents also explain that the student has a diagnosed behavioral health issue that can cause her to act disrespectful towards authority figures.
Tannenbaum's complaint accuses the district of discriminating again the student due to her disability.
The school district would not comment on the lawsuit. In fact, they would not let us through the front doors to discuss their policies.
The student's attorney says he filed an injunction so the case could be heard in the coming week.
That way the student will at least have a shot at being able to attend some of the senior class events.
Summer is not over just yet! Hot and humid conditions much of the week with temps in the 90's and upper 80's.
Summer is not over just yet! Today will be very hot and humid with high temperatures in the low to mid 90s and mostly sunny skies. A cold front will bring some thunderstorms tonight, some of which may be severe.
Wednesday will be less humid but it remains warm all week long.
Tuesday (93/72): Clouds/Storm
Wednesday (88/74): Sun/Clouds
Thursday (89/67): Sunny/Hot