OR-E

OR-E is a renewed phonemic orthography for English based on a strict alphabetic principle designed to support and expand the use of spoken English as an international language, and to serve as a stepping stone or substitute to current traditional Latinate spelling.
The OR-E system is unique in several points. First, the traditional linear “abc”-edarium is replaced by an extensible, three-dimensional coordinate system, in which the weight and articulation of each letter is uniquely specified by a triplet (x, y, z), where x refers to the point of articulation along the rostral-caudal axis (horizontal axis), y refers to the degree of stricture between upper and lower articulators (vertical axis), and z refers to the voiced and voiceless state. Second, approximants play a critical role in unifying the world of vowels and consonants in a single articulatory basis. Third, like other spelling proposals, former digraphemes are replaced by unique signifiers, which strengthen the 1-to-1 alphabetic design principle. To facilitate international usage by minimizing the size of the character set, OR-E letters are depicted in a single case.
OR-E uses a modified form of the International Phonetic Alphabet, although distinct spelling rules are employed.
The OR-E alphabet
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