A few years ago, I put together the world’s first New Testament translation fully transliterated into the alphabet that George Bernard Shaw had created for English.

This was a labor of love. The Shavian alphabet is a fascinating way to write the English language. Once you have become familiar with it, it is like seeing spoken English for the first time. My approach to singing in English vastly changed when I learned Shavian spelling. So much of what we think when we conceive of our language is colored by the Roman spelling that we have become accustomed to over centuries. Instead of 26 clumsy letters having to account for not only the over 40 sounds of English but also show etymology and other conventions, Shavian just lays out what the words sound like in a way that makes sense for English.

In fact, it can be made even more beautiful through the use of ligatures. Here is the same file with more letters connected:

I don’t think many alphabets as elegantly display a language as this one. Hopefully you enjoy it if you find yourself curious about this system.