Martin wants to invent a franglaise with no irregular verbs. Very simple verb tenses, no exceptions. "Simple rules with no exceptions," says the creator. More language additions by Martin, Mai 16: No masculine, no feminine. No exceptions to language rules. No irregular verbs. All verbs will have one form for present tense. To change tense, add one simple word to indicate past or future. Have a separate character for each sound used, and each character will always have the same sound. No silent characters. No words that sound the same but mean different things. Personal pronouns for I, we, he, she, it, you singular, and you plural. Verbs have the same form for all personal pronouns. A dilemma: whether to have plural forms of nouns, or only singular with a number in front? Leaning toward plural forms, with simple and totally consistent addition to word. No contractions, no slurring of words together. Each word to be distinct and consistent. Easy change from verb to noun: e.g., comput (note: no final "e" since all characters must be pronounced), computer; i.e., what a thing is and what it does are similar but easily distinguished. Want easy building blocks to form new words for unfamiliar things; e.g., sewer-access-hole-cover. "Cov" would be the verb, "cover" the noun. Writ and writer, but how to distinguish the person writing vs the writing instrument? Maybe not a problem in context: she writs, she is a writer. Use Latin and Greek roots most likely to maintain familiar forms for most European languages. What to do about accenting syllables of words? No accented syllables or consistent, say each first syllable to clearly mark the beginning of a word? Leaning toward first syllable accented.

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