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I've developed my own system for teaching English but can't get a publisher because it is too scientific i.e. logical (hence the title "LogicLists English"):  Sample below.

Any suggestions on finding someone who isn't so NT that they can't see the application of such material in schools?  In Scotland they're going back to basis, with  sound based systems and mine is the same but not aimed at humans (They whine that the world is becoming more and more illiterate but when you offer them an answer they don't want it because it requires 'effort'.  Idealists keep lowering the goalposts because they want to be 'liked' rather than be 'effective'.  Hey guys I've got news for you - education isn't a beauty contest, anymore than coal mining is.  Lets get back to practicality (What works - not what doesn't but you'd like it to in an 'ideal world').

House      Mice *     Ace        Bus
Mouse      Lice        Lace       Gus
Louse       Nice        Grace     Cuss
Dowse      Rice        Face        
Grouse      Twice      Brace
                Vice

* (Soft 'C' sound, which equals S, not K)
I said "yes" because here in California, a bunch of high school kids a couple years ago didn't pass an easy test they needed to pass in order to graduate, so the school district abolished the test or something to that effect. Luckily, the state government came in and made them reinstate the test and pretty much said to the kids who failed "Tough luck, maybe you should have actually gone to class once in a while". Some parties claimed that the students couldn't speak English properly, but I believe that was found to be untrue with the majority of the students.
Lately everybody seems to be abraviting everything like they will choke because the actual word is soooo long they will choke to death from saying it. I can't even watch CSI Las Vegas anymore because it infurates me the way they abriavate everything. Grissom, would it kill you to say "decomposition"?   Remember that comerical where the mother took away the girl's phone because she was sending to many text messagaes and rasing a big bill and the girl does not say one full sentence. I will not be the least bit surprized if that's how kids talk to eatch other in the next five years.
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