On Language Author:George Bernard Shaw A collection of essays, letters-to-the-editor, and other writings by George Bernard Shaw on language, in particular the English language, with comments and notes by the editor, Abraham Tauber, PhD. GBS points out many difficulties with English and supports reforms to remedy some of them, especially spelling. He advocates introducing a 40-letter... more » alphabet that would allow phonetic spelling of the more common versions of English. His arguments are certainly thought-provoking.« less