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Simpel-Fonetik method of writing
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Simpel-Fonetik is a system of English-language spelling reform that simplifies the reading, writing, and pronunciation of words in English. It was created by Allan Kiisk, a multilingual (English, German, Latin, and Estonian) professor of engineering.[1]

Based on phonetic languages including Estonian,[2] Finnish, and Hawaiian, it removes common difficulties of learning to communicate in English by correlating one unique letter per sound and one sound per letter.
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Simpel-Fonetik writing is based on the following principles:
- Each letter represents only one spoken sound
- There is a letter for each basic sound in the English language
- Double letters (two adjacent identical letters) represent long vowels and strong consonants.
Alphabet
The Simpel-Fonetik alphabet is based on the Latin script, with the addition of three letters with diacritics: ä, ö, and ü (with umlaut). The alphabet does not include the letters c, q, x, or y, which are only used when writing unassimilated foreign terms or proper names.
The 25-letter alphabet is:[3][4]
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