Regularized Inglish is a revised English spelling system devised and advocated by Swedish linguist Axel Wijk, set out in his 1959 book Regularized English: An investigation into the English spelling reform problem with a new, detailed plan for a possible solution.[1] Wijk's spelling system is moderate compared to other 20th century reforms. Instead of replacing current English spelling with, for example, a fully phonetic notation, Wijk's aim was to replace "inconsistencies with more regular equivalents."[1] Furthermore, certain inconsistencies such as the use of ⟨g⟩ for two separate consonant sounds (as in gent and goat) are preserved, as are ⟨k⟩, ⟨c⟩ and ⟨qu⟩ for /k/ and ⟨c⟩ and ⟨s⟩ for /s/.[1] The digraph ⟨ph⟩ is abandoned, but ⟨gh⟩ is preserved where used silently:[1] thus high but not rough. Consequently, Regularized Inglish agrees with 90-95% of words spelled using the current English spelling system. [2]
Wijk proposed that there should be a separate American and English standard orthography, each based on "the dialect of its cultivated circles".[3] However, he felt that this variation should not be extended to English regional varieties.[3]
The following is a version of the story of Dick Whittington written by Wijk and slightly simplified and Americanized by John Cowan: