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Fonetik Alfabet Puzl Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/6/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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                                       THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES

From an article printed on May 6, 1957.

If he had not tried to rush it, George Bernard Shaw might have succeeded in giving the English-speaking people a phonetic alphabet.  Says the "Smithsonian Torch", a slim house organ put out by the Smithsonian Institute for the museum set:  "We are in complete accord with Bernard Shaw's campaign for a simplified alphabet.  But instead of immediate drastic legislation, we advocate a modified plan.  In 1957, for example, we would urge the substitution of 's' for soft 'c'.  Sertainly students in all sities of the land would be reseptive to this.  In 1958, the hard 'c' would be replased by 'k' sinse both letters are pronounsed indentikally.  Not only would this klarify the konfusion in the minds of spellers, but typewriters and linotypes kould all be built with one less letter and all the manpower and materials previously devoted to making the 'c's kould be used to raise the national standard of living.  In the subsequent blaze of publisity it would be announsed that the troublesome 'ph' would henseforth be written 'f'.  This would make words like 'fonograf' 20 persent shorter in print.  By 1959, publik interest in a fonetik alfabet kan be expekted to have reatshed a point where more radikal prosedures are indikated.  We would urge at that time the elimination of al double leters witsh have always ben a nuisanse and desided deterent to akurate speling.  We would al agre that the horible mes of silent 'e's in our language is disgraseful.  Therfor, in 1961, we kould drop thes and kontinu to read and writ merily along as though we wer in an atomik ag of edukation.  Sins by this tim it would be four years sins anyon had usd the letr 'c', we would then sugest substituting 'c' for 'th'.  Kontinuing cis proses year after year, we would eventuali hav a reali sensibl writen languag.  By 1975, wi ventyur to say cer wud bi no mor uv ces teribli trublsum difikultis.  Even Mr. Shaw, wi beliv, wud bi hapi in ce noleg cat his drims finali kam tru." Yo mai sirsh for a konsild kash wic socin uv cirti for degres cre minuts nd fiftin point tu for sekons. Istin uv un hunred nd fifti degres forti un minuts nd tueni poin for ciks sekons. Yo wil ned tu convert ce sekons to desimal minuts by dividin bi ciksti.

The cache is in the Camden Equestrian Park.

Please be aware that equestrian events may be in progress. Access to the cache is still permitted. However, there will be more muggles.

Most events only use a small part of the Park. Occasionally, there is a large scale event such as the EEA CNC Competition which uses the “whole grounds.” It is probably best to avoid ‘caching here on those days. You may have to contact Camden Council to check their calendar of events.

If you use Facebook, the required information may be found here

Also, don’t turn up when the Camden Show is on (March or April). The Camden Show is held 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the Royal Easter Show.

 

Park near the grandstand behind Onslow Oval. Access from Mitchell St or Cawdor Rd. See parking coordinates.

Walk across the fields to a gap in the fence marked by white poles, behind the cricket nets. See TH coordinates.

 

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