Learn an Easier English
Anglish, the alphabet, Lingojam the language
QaNgliS, dE alfabet, QliNgOjam, dE laNgwij
The Beginnings of Lingojam:
The 2019 Istanbul Meeting
Lingojam, an easier English. Lingojam a world language.
Lingojam Solutions at www.lingojam.solutions
A NEW WAY TO SPELL
HOW LINGOJAM CAME ABOUT
At an Oil, Gas & Environment Conference in late 2019 in Istanbul; a conference for Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in the Middle East, North Africa, and North East Eurasia, including Russia; in a chance meeting took place.
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There were over two hundred delegates attending but in a side room meeting of 4 delegates each having unique backgrounds and knowledge not especially relevant to gas and oil discovery, a discussion on the use of English enfolded.
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These were;
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Edvard Johansson 53, a Swedish energy expert, who comes from a large and mixed-race family back in Malmö in Scania.
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Mary Haas 49, (British), a linguistics master, and R&D Executive for a multi-national gas exploration corporation operating in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in the United States.
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An Italian Technical Service Representative, Emiliano Santarossa 39, from Bari in southern Italy. Family ownership in multiple service startups.
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Oliver Zander 67, a New Zealander, with a lifetime's experience of teaching English as a foreign language and a media consultant for several publishing companies, both local
(NZ & Australian) and in the wider world.
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PHONETIC, LOGICAL, EASY.
The side room topic was. "How to get your point across - WITHOUT BEING DISADVANTAGED - at multinational meetings, using English." Out of this meeting a decision was taken by all present to investigate and create and then diffuse firstly a fully phonetic and logical revised English, and then secondly the wide-spread use of this easier English. Lingojam is the result.
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LingojamEnglish. Lingojam a world languuage.
Lingojam an easier English.
The 4 Founder Members
THE PROBLEM WITH ENGLISH?
PROBLEM -- When organizations - from around Europe and more so the world - meet to discuss potential business liaisons, mergers, joint ventures, or simply everyday transactions; they are severely hampered by the ability of their executives to speak the language of the other parties.
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Even where English is spoken by many of those attending meetings; there is always misunderstanding, a personal sense of inadequacy, and frequently a feeling that the best opportunities were missed, or just 'not seen.'
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English as it stands is a bad ambassador of an international communications language.
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Many people think they can speak English correctly, but misuse many words and are not skilled enough to make grammatically correct sentences, which might lead to misunderstandings. Lingojam an easier English eliminates this problem.
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English should not be used in university courses because students have to learn the subjects in their mother tongue. Many teachers are not fluent, so they should stick to their native language and not speak a flawed and inaccurate English. Lingojam a world language.
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In the Asian world, there is growing annoyance and dissatisfaction that a Chinese business must speak in an inadequate English to his other many Asian contacts. In Europe, a moot point perhaps is the widespread lack of understanding between the Brexit partners.
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It's not fair, but history is history! Had things gone differently we might all be speaking Spanish or German or some other language. It's easy to get caught up with pondering all kinds of alternative history scenarios that gave some other language global dominance.
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With the creation and awareness and more important the acceptance of Lingojam, as the preferred talking medium, comes the hope that it will quickly evolve into the universal business and social lingo. Lingojam Solutions.
WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR AND WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED?
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LINGUISTICALLY:
The ASSC (Anglish Sounds) has invented a complete English sounds recording system that covers all spoken sounds in the English language. There are 46 characters listed. The 26 English letters, (capital Q = capital letter follows), and 15 new characters plus 'aa' 'ee' 'oo' and 'uu' each double letter representing one pure sound.
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Anglish Sounds work much, much better than the International Phonetics system because IP covers all languages and is far too complicated and unworkable for everyday use. Anglish Sounds covers the unique set of sounds found in everyday English. Lingojam uses Anglish Sounds, but replaces the two 'th' sounds, with a 'd' and a 't' sound. This was done as the large majority of English learners cannot pronounce the English 'th' sounds.
All Anglish Sounds and Lingojam fonts are freely downloadable.
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All the Anglish Sounds and the whole Lingojam 'Easier English' characters can be written/typed (without exception) on all US, UK, and most non-English computer keyboards. Lingojam can be used and typed and messages exchanged via smartphones, both iPhone and Android. Download the various fonts, in the usual way, to access Lingojam characters.
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See more on the Anglish sites, this site, or ask us for guidance. CONTACT
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PROMOTIONALLY:
79 large corporations, from 18 countries, with a total employee capacity exceeding one million individuals, speaking a range of native languages and some or no level of 'English' have agreed to promote, to make available and hold online classes teaching the 'Easier English - Lingojam' as soon as it is considered ready for launch.
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Local languages used by those waiting to take part with online instruction on using Lingojam, include; Italian, Swedish, US/Canadian English (speak fluently but want to learn Lingojam), UK/Aust/NZ/Ireland English (speak fluently but want to learn Lingojam), Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Simplified Chinese & Hongkongese, Brasilian Portuguese, Dutch, Flemish, Thai, Bahasa Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay (Malaysia), Russian, Croatian, Kazakh, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish and Turkish. (All in no special order)
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PRACTICALLY:
The ASSC (Anglish Sounds) has invented a complete English Sounds recording system that covers all spoken sounds in the English language. There are 46 characters listed. Now Lingojam is rewriting or rather creating a new easier to learn English language (based on current everyday English) but WITHOUT the huge disadvantages.
Large scale recruiting of online teachers is taking place with experienced EFL teachers taking precedence.
An English - Lingojam dictionary is being constructed, together with a simple grammar explanation.
Now ready with 3000 words but still growing
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All of the new sounds have been established with two updates, made at an official meeting of ASSC participants.
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A substantial number of Lingojam teachers are being recruited to teach when Lingojam arrives at Launch Day, which is expected in a few months.
It has been decided to reward all Lingojam online teachers at 125% the average online remuneration rate; to attract the best teachers. TEFL and natives are preferred but there is no barrier to anyone who wishes to take part and considers herself or himself to be suitably qualified.
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Additional rewards have been put in place for recruited teachers who introduce others who go on to become qualified teachers. This has been suggested by Professor Zander and agreed to at an Inner Circle meeting.
These rewards will take the form of a cash payment for each introduced online teacher and a recurring stipend payable monthly in the teaching program.
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The Alphabet: One sound now has one character to represent it. 46 characters are now possible, to use, to type, and write. No more spelling confusion
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Spelling: Awkward spelling - gone, out the window. Now each sound has its own character - no exceptions.
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Rules are rules: Idiotic English grammar rules that are not -in fact- rules, changed and made simple and always the same.
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New past tense: Bewildering past tenses changed to one format. No exceptions and always the same. One format.
he goes, she went = hee go, See go-id.
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Plurals: This is something many find tricky and Asians find it impossible. Plurals have now just one form; piece/pieces becomes pees/pees iz - and jam/jams becomes jam/jam iz. Note can also be rendered as jamiz, or peesiz.
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Articles: Articles are gone with other ways to indicate definites et al if wanted
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Idiomatic phrases: There are thousands of idioms, understandable to native speakers, and utter confusion to English learners. Idioms are expressions that help us describe an exact situation in a different, more creative way. You could say idioms are a wonderful code that those in the know use. And a barrier to those who don't. Idioms are out!
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Yes, idioms add flavour and interest but in fact, they are an almost impenetrable code to non-English natives. They appear in most languages but in Lingojam our intentions are to make speaking easier and so idioms are out. Use your imagination to say, it's raining cats and dogs, more clearly = it is raining strongly comes to mind.
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How did the name Lingojam come about: The answer is by accident and amusement. At the first meeting held in Istanbul, it was suggested that 'Easy English' be used but it was argued by Prof. Zander that if Easy English were to be used, it may be mistaken for just another English Language School, and so it was changed to 'Easier English.'
As this project - largely divorces itself from English per se, it was decided a more fun name and description name be used which expresses the aims of a revised English. Lingo as most of us know means 'language' and 'jam' as a verb means to mix up, squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space. So it was just joined up, with a smile and a flippant shaka and that's how it came to be.
