Spellings of English-Thai words not settled
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Royal Institute secretary general Kanokwalee Chuchaiya said yesterday that correcting the spellings of the 176 words borrowed from the English language so they included tones to reflect how they are pronounced is a huge issue that needs several more steps
She said the institute was conducting a survey on the issue and would wait for its official result before deciding on future steps.
Once this is done, another opinion poll would be needed to set guidelines on how best to implement the changes, she said.
She also confirmed that the latest edition of the institute’s official dictionary would not include the 176 words in question because the manuscript had already been submitted to the printing house.
