A modest spelling reform to increase autologicity, symmetry, and readability.

post by Randomized, Controlled (BossSleepy) · 2022-02-05T21:09:18.466Z · LW · GW · 2 comments

Contents

  Appendix on negative numbers
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• o
• tw
• thr
• four
• ffive
• ssssix
• ssseven
• eeeeight
• nnnnnnine

At this point, if one is working in a digital medium where one maybe have a blissful disregard for line length, one may happily continue onwards to tttttttten up past.. errmm.. tttttttten x tttttttten and beyond. However, if writing for the printed page, we may be force into a sadly more parsimonious form:

$$t^{eeeeight}en{e}^{ssssix}leven$$ up to and progressively beyond $$o{h}^{n^{e^{s^{s^{f^{f^{t^{t^{f^{nnnnnnine}ifteen}wentyffive}hirtyffive}ourtyssssix}iftyssssix}ixtyfour}eventyffive}ightyffive}inetyfour}undred.$$

Appendix on negative numbers

Negatives are most naturally treated in this system by simply reversing their positive representations, thus:

• ruof
• rht
• wt

If o must be disambiguated from it's negation, positive o may be indicated as .o and negative as o.

The denotation of the null quantity is still a somewhat controversial topic, with many advocating for ., but a vocal minority are still strong proponents of:

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