George Bernard Shaw

[MarzipanQ]

Does anyone know of the example letter/paragraph that used ordinary words that are either pronounced the same but spelt differently or vice versa by I think it was GBS. I saw it so many years ago and can't find any reference to it that I'm wondering whether I imagined it now!

[jno]

I think it was actually ghoti, IaP - gh as in laugh.

[heathfield]

Jno's correct. Strange to relate, a friend had one of those handheld computer dictionary thingys, and if you typed in 'ghoti', it came up with 'fish'! So some firmware designers do have a sense of humour!

[Peter Pedant]

The one i think you are thinking of
was in the fifties early sixties possibly Eagle

WAS I think by G B Shaw or may not have been, but inspired by him and titled, Caos in ce classrum


My Mother commented , better not let you read this - [hold it she didnt read Eagle but DID read Readers Digest] -in case, it wrecks your spelling !
Oh Pleez !
but your sister can...
Oh pleez even more !
I mean parents you know what they're like