How is StarTran better than Phoenix?
The concept that Phoenix theory is totally phonetic and eliminates “complicated spelling dependent rules” and therefore is easier to learn is not actually the case. The “aural” rules are much harder to deal with when writing any foreign or regional accents or mispronunciations. The vowel strategy itself causes many, many conflicts that are not an issue with StarTran’s clear and concise theory principles. (A conflict arises when two words are written the same way according to the writing theory, causing a translation error. For example, fir and fur are potential conflicts in Phoenix but differentiated in StarTran.) Phoenix presents a seemingly easy method for resolving conflicts, but it depends on being able to watch the screen, know what the problem is in context, and change it with a second or third stroke, something even a fast-writing reporter might not be able to do. Moreover, there is little or no information about potential conflicting words in the textbook. With StarTran’s Confl
