The English language is a mongrel, a mess

[Bearcat22]

But we could at least adopt a new alphabet, using one symbol per sound.

Ben Franklin thought it was a good idea, and invented one.

 

[Time Waits 4 No Man]

Currently, here are a few problems I have with the English-language spelling system:

"C" used as either the "k" sound or the "s" sound in such words a "canter" or "center"
"Q" used as the "k" sound (a totally superfluous letter, btw) in such words as "quick" or "quiet"
"K" used as a "silent letter" in such words as "knee", "knock", & "knife"
"P" used as a "silent letter" in such words as "pneumatic" & "pneumonia"
"G" used sometimes as a "j" sound and sometimes as a "hard g" sound in such words as "gentleman" and "good"

These are but a few examples, but there are others.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I think that it’s a wonderful idea as long as it doesn’t go into effect until the day after my funeral.

 

[Time Waits 4 No Man]

 

[smiley]

steilll oils the wheels of the entire world???

 

[Messy]

Currently, here are a few problems I have with the English-language spelling system:

"C" used as either the "k" sound or the "s" sound in such words a "canter" or "center"
"Q" used as the "k" sound (a totally superfluous letter, btw) in such words as "quick" or "quiet"
"K" used as a "silent letter" in such words as "knee", "knock", & "knife"
"P" used as a "silent letter" in such words as "pneumatic" & "pneumonia"
"G" used sometimes as a "j" sound and sometimes as a "hard g" sound in such words as "gentleman" and "good"

These are but a few examples, but there are others.

This is a hard g:

These silent letters... In Dutch it is knie with a k like in cockroach, but in English it's ni like the knights who say ni, but they write knee.

 

[CaliS]

Might be too late to fix it --- kinda like our government

I do think English is unnecessarily complicated in many ways!

I enjoy watching comedians talk about trying to learn English -- and then going to the next level - slang by location!