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English v2026.01 - C is now deprecated. Use S or K. - Q is now deprecated. Use Ku or Kw. - X is now deprecated. Use Ks or Z. - Ph is now deprecated. Use F. - G is now strictly for hard sounds. J must be used for soft sounds (Jirafe, Jentle, Jym). - Z must now be used for all vibrating sibilants (Uze, Rezult, Vizit). - Silent W is now deprecated. No replacement needed (Rite, Rist). - Silent K is now deprecated. No replacement needed (Nee, Nife, Nock). - The letters "ough" have been identified as a major system bottleneck and are now deprecated. Use the appropriate replacement instead (Thru, Tho, Enuf, Kof). - Irregular plurals have been refactored for consistency (Gooses, Mouses, Indekses). - All "Strong Verbs" (irregular past tense) have been refactored to the -ed standard (Runned, Eated, Thinked, Sleeped). - Improved the reliability of the "I before E" rule by deleting the 900 exceptions that made the rule useless. - Capitalization is now optional. - "Biweekly" is now forbidden. Use "twice a week" or "every two weeks". Let us know what you'd like improved for the next release!

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