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'''"The Chaos"''' (/ðə keɪ(j)ɒs/) is a [[poem]] by Dutchman Gerard Nolst Trenité, published in 1920, that highlights [[irregular spelling]] and [[irregular pronunciation]] in [[English]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos</ref> | '''"The Chaos"''' (/ðə keɪ(j)ɒs/) is a [[poem]] by Dutchman Gerard Nolst Trenité, published in 1920, that highlights [[irregular spelling]] and [[irregular pronunciation]] in [[English]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos</ref> | ||
| − | There have been two versions; the original short version<ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ruize-rijmen/De_Chaos#cite_ref-1 | + | There have been two versions; the original short 146-line version<ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ruize-rijmen/De_Chaos#cite_ref-1 |
| − | </ref> and | + | </ref> and a longer "full" 274-line version<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050415131319/http://www.spellingsociety.org/journals/j17/caos.php</ref> |
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| + | There are various videos on [[YouTube]] of people reading it, e.g. in nice [[Received Pronunciation]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfRSvTSY0d4</ref>or [[General American]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edPxKqiptw</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 05:27, 15 July 2019
"The Chaos" (/ðə keɪ(j)ɒs/) is a poem by Dutchman Gerard Nolst Trenité, published in 1920, that highlights irregular spelling and irregular pronunciation in English.[1]
There have been two versions; the original short 146-line version[2] and a longer "full" 274-line version[3]
There are various videos on YouTube of people reading it, e.g. in nice Received Pronunciation[4]or General American [5]
