Comments on: How do you arrange your bookcases? http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases Distributed Action Research, communities of practice and social objects by Andy Roberts Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Andy http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases#comment-30695 Andy Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:48:07 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases#comment-30695 Wow Frank, a whole bookshop arranged by colour - spectacular. I wonder if the volunteers did actually turn up to put them all back again the next day though! Eve - I think ghoti is pronounced "fish" but I can't explain it all. No cigar for me, thanks. I don't. Wow Frank, a whole bookshop arranged by colour - spectacular. I wonder if the volunteers did actually turn up to put them all back again the next day though!

Eve - I think ghoti is pronounced “fish” but I can’t explain it all. No cigar for me, thanks. I don’t.

]]> By: Eve http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases#comment-30694 Eve Sun, 17 Apr 2005 15:40:10 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases#comment-30694 I look for books based on their size and colour - and in our house usually their last location! I have over 40 books by the bedside. As for phonetics - what does this say? "ghoti" I look for books based on their size and colour - and in our house usually their last location! I have over 40 books by the bedside.

As for phonetics - what does this say?
“ghoti”

]]> By: Frankie Roberto http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases#comment-30693 Frankie Roberto Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:05:14 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2005/04/15/how-do-you-arrange-your-bookcases#comment-30693 Not sure where the photo comes from (although I'm sure I've seen it before. This might be where the idea came from though: <a href="http://www.pushby.com/tomas/2004/11/15/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pushby.com/tomas/2004/11/15/ </a> As for re-arranging the alphabet phonetically, you have the problem that the letters of the english alphabet don't correspond perfectly to phonemes and that phonemes are organised by place and manner of articulation (so you have a 2D chart), not to mention the havoc that changing the order would cause ;-) But, here's my best attempt: pbtdjkxqcgmnfvszhwrylaeiou Not sure where the photo comes from (although I’m sure I’ve seen it before. This might be where the idea came from though: http://www.pushby.com/tomas/2004/11/15/

As for re-arranging the alphabet phonetically, you have the problem that the letters of the english alphabet don’t correspond perfectly to phonemes and that phonemes are organised by place and manner of articulation (so you have a 2D chart), not to mention the havoc that changing the order would cause ;-)
But, here’s my best attempt:

pbtdjkxqcgmnfvszhwrylaeiou

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