In polish the letter c makes "tz" sound
we're one step ahead of you
[editline]29th November 2015[/editline]
and we also don't have x
and we have little to no silient letters
and most words english/international words that contain ph have ph replaced with f
jesus chirst he have like the best alphabet ever man
shame our grammar is like, second most complicated on earth after chineeese
what about the word fuck? fuk
A lot of it has to do from when English started taking on a lot of Greek and Romantic words and conventions starting really with the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Still a funny video though, and makes you look at things you just take at fave value.
[QUOTE=Satane;49205988]They should really revise it. it's ridiculously counter productive to learn all that shit.
take serbian, if you know how to pronounce something you can easily write it as well.[/QUOTE]
The Chinese simplified their language. English countries can do the same.
Good thing that in the finnish language words are said the same way they are written.
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Spelling_Board#Handbook_of_Simplified_Spelling]Most of this was attempted under the TDR administration in the early 1900's.[/url]
you dont read english by looking at each individual letter
[QUOTE=Teddybeer;49206079]It's not limited to that, millions of people a year learn English.[/QUOTE]
How has the writing in various regions mutated?
How about the good ol' letter Q that (besides one word and a couple names) always has a U after it.
Just make it Q and that's it.
[QUOTE=abcpea;49206119]you dont read english by looking at each individual letter[/QUOTE]
Imagine though that in some other countries, the concept of a "spelling bee" is absurd because everyone that knows how to read knows how to spell.
[QUOTE=WhyNott;49205913]In polish the letter c makes "tz" sound
we're one step ahead of you
[editline]29th November 2015[/editline]
and we also don't have x
and we have little to no silient letters
and most words english/international words that contain ph have ph replaced with f
jesus chirst he have like the best alphabet ever man
shame our grammar is like, second most complicated on earth after chineeese[/QUOTE]
Kurwa you're right
shit i hope nobody tells grade a about k in knowledge
WAIT FUCK HE CALLED IT LATER ON SHIT
sounds like grade A just wants the german spelling system where everything sounds as its spelt
[QUOTE=Makzu;49206046]Good thing that in the finnish language words are said the same way they are written.[/QUOTE]
thats cos its a relatively new language to be written down
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;49206051][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Spelling_Board#Handbook_of_Simplified_Spelling]Most of this was attempted under the TDR administration in the early 1900's.[/url][/QUOTE]
I've noticed a few of these words actually appearing here and there (or being used in slang).
Gram, advertize, donut, plow, center, meter, color, flavor, catalog, caliber, saber being some of the more obvious examples.
[QUOTE=Makzu;49206046]Good thing that in the finnish language words are said the same way they are written.[/QUOTE]
I've seen Finnish words conjugated. I'd rather have short words with insane rules than the never ending words you lot have.
Anyone else catch the hidden message in the video? Look at the 1, 2, 3, and 4 title slides for his points. The letters are all different, and spell out:
DOUBT ANYONE WILL SPOT THIS HIDDEN MESSAGE DISAPPOINTING THO RIGHT?
Pretty clever of him.
So many of these issues are from evolving language. The word 'knight' for example actually used to be pronounced with the 'k' sound at the beginning.
[QUOTE=sgman91;49206714]So many of these issues are from evolving language. The word 'knight' for example actually used to be pronounced with the 'k' sound at the beginning.[/QUOTE]
that's because during those times, a majority of people were illiterate and so to differentiate words (knight and night) when speaking, they would do things like this.
as literacy became more commonplace, the k sound in knight eventually became nonexistent.
There's also the greek and latin base words. So the whole 'pn' thing in a word like 'pneumonia' comes from the greek 'pneuma' meaning breath, wind, etc., and in the original Greek the 'p' sound was also pronounced.
A lot of the strange rules we have are a result of adopting rules from other languages and phonetically filtering out what was difficult to pronounce, most notable of which would be silent letters what were at one time fully pronounced. It would be nearly impossible to "rectify" English due to its origins and its versatility to adopt new words from different origins. If we use a standardized system, it would inhibit its ability to do that.
I thought English included redundant letters because it was made based off the existing languages of the time.
It bothers me more than it should that british people pronounce Z as "zed".
[QUOTE=Ardosos;49207105]It bothers me more than it should that british people pronounce Z as "zed".[/QUOTE]
aussies and new zeelanders do as well
[QUOTE=Erfly;49206195]How about the good ol' letter Q that (besides one word and a couple names) always has a U after it.
Just make it Q and that's it.[/QUOTE]
No because it would still make the same sound it makes when you put K and W together. So Q just needs to straight fuck off. Instead of queen spell it as kween.
[QUOTE=Ardosos;49207105]It bothers me more than it should that british people pronounce Z as "zed".[/QUOTE]
Do British people listen to Zed Zed Top?
[QUOTE=ThePuska;49206209]Imagine though that in some other countries, the concept of a "spelling bee" is absurd because everyone that knows how to read knows how to spell.[/QUOTE]
It is absurd in many places because some languages are so consistent that 99% of words can be spelled just be hearing it.
the fusion dance thing got me good. grade's videos are always spot on funny
[QUOTE=Makzu;49206046]Good thing that in the finnish language words are said the same way they are written.[/QUOTE]
You can't say it exactly like that, though.
I know what you mean, but all these English words that I'm typing are said (pronounced) in the same way they are written by English people. Right?
So, they key word, I think, is [I]pronunciation[/I].
You see in the video, this man said "K" is "Kuh" or the letter itself is said like "The letter [I]kay[/I]" but what is this heresy? To us, "K" is "Koo", and not like "Coo" which is definitely more like "Kuu" but now it sounds like "Que" and I will kill myself.
Also I'm surprised that he didn't say anything about the "ch" sound, it's distinct from the "sh" sound, so C is not entirely just copies of other letters.
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