New phoneme proposed for English language

I'd like to take this opportunity to propose a completely new phoneme and its corresponding diacritical mark for English. The mark will be the ' sign (single quote). That mark will precede a word, and will indicate that one should "cough out" that word. Here, let's try it out:

It's Oct. 8, the day after California's historic election in which the voters have recalled Gov. Gray Davis and replaced him with . . . Peter Camejo? Don't rule it out...

Imagine that Davis loses his recall fight and that sizable numbers of Democrats who voted to retain the governor cast their votes for Camejo. For some, it will be because Camejo is the choice closest to moderate-to-liberal Davis. For others, it will be a way to stick it to the Republican conservatives who created this mess in the first place. Add the Democratic vote to the 5 percent that Camejo received when he ran for governor in 2002, and it could be a runaway for the most 'liberal candidate in the bunch.

How 'liberal? Camejo favors a statewide ``living wage,'' rejects Ward Connerly's racial privacy initiative, supports the legalization of marijuana, opposes capital punishment and was an early, vocal critic of the invasion of Iraq. Result: While conservative Republicans may succeed in tossing out their nemesis, they may pave the way for election of the most 'liberal governor in the state's history.

Note to Larry N. Gerston: I was just joking about my support for Camejo.

California · Tue, 07/29/2003 - 07:03 · · Importance: 1