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I thought of removing C, as well. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 22/01/2018 06:16:20 PM

But, what about the "CH" sound? You'd need a new letter for that. I am for only using "C" where is needed in combo with another letter. "S" and "K" are fine for representing the sounds that "C" alone makes. Also, every soft "G" should be replaced with "J" and "PH" with "F". And superfluous letters. The word "GIRAFFE" is a perfect example. It should be spelled "JIRAF".

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The Fascinating History of 10 Extra Letters the English Alphabet Used to Have The Shrike - 18/01/2018 06:35:45 PM 1226 Views
I have to take issue with the & and the "long s" Tom - 18/01/2018 07:28:09 PM 554 Views
Ok, let's define what a letter is. The Shrike - 18/01/2018 11:25:22 PM 612 Views
Yes, the long "s" is just a variant. It didn't have a name in Old English. Tom - 19/01/2018 03:39:51 PM 752 Views
I don't think not having a name in Old English matters here. The Shrike - 19/01/2018 05:05:47 PM 861 Views
I think it does, quite definitively. Tom - 20/01/2018 08:46:24 PM 606 Views
All th Germans I have known have considered ß to be a letter. The Shrike - 20/01/2018 11:01:40 PM 658 Views
ß is a ligature Tom - 21/01/2018 04:04:48 PM 561 Views
That article is even sloppier than the first Tom - 20/01/2018 09:01:33 PM 557 Views
All letters were once "fake". The Shrike - 20/01/2018 10:59:11 PM 628 Views
Isn't that kind of idealist Roland00 - 21/01/2018 08:02:14 AM 594 Views
Realist perhaps The Shrike - 22/01/2018 01:54:14 AM 558 Views
Pivots Roland00 - 22/01/2018 03:43:56 AM 674 Views
Meanwhile The Shrike - 22/01/2018 12:23:13 PM 521 Views
Olympics are grand aren't they? *NM* Roland00 - 22/01/2018 05:23:56 PM 312 Views
Deutschland, Deutschland! The Shrike - 22/01/2018 05:26:50 PM 461 Views
No, actually that's quite incorrect. Tom - 21/01/2018 04:14:18 PM 590 Views
You've missed the point. The Shrike - 22/01/2018 01:53:59 AM 611 Views
No, I'm trying to show the qualitative difference between the two events. Tom - 22/01/2018 04:34:20 PM 492 Views
The letter J? *NM* Roland00 - 22/01/2018 05:19:14 PM 369 Views
No, J is a lot like the long s. Tom - 22/01/2018 07:23:01 PM 547 Views
Feels we are talking past each other. Roland00 - 22/01/2018 07:52:53 PM 623 Views
You're wrong. Tom - 23/01/2018 01:21:26 AM 658 Views
Agreed. Ligatures aren't letters. *NM* Ghavrel - 19/01/2018 06:13:43 AM 345 Views
Eh . . . the Ampersand is probably now considered a logogram rather than a ligature. The Shrike - 19/01/2018 01:27:21 PM 550 Views
ſ is just a variant. *NM* Tom - 19/01/2018 03:40:53 PM 391 Views
I enjoy this thread muchly...yet I will not participate besides saying Roland00 - 19/01/2018 10:46:40 PM 548 Views
You're using sublime too often; it's losing its luster The Shrike - 20/01/2018 12:15:10 AM 587 Views
Do I? (in regards to sublime) Roland00 - 20/01/2018 12:46:35 AM 533 Views
(in regards to sublime) damookster - 20/01/2018 03:18:04 PM 573 Views
Brilliant! *NM* Floffe - 20/01/2018 03:38:39 PM 323 Views
The Shrike - 20/01/2018 11:20:11 PM 564 Views
*NM* globug0822 - 23/01/2018 09:18:01 PM 321 Views
Is this payback for the irritating word, Umami? Roland00 - 24/01/2018 07:25:56 AM 463 Views
Upapi? *NM* damookster - 25/01/2018 08:41:14 PM 360 Views
Thank all gods everywhere they are gone. LiterateDog - 22/01/2018 12:23:34 PM 549 Views
Some other letters should go too. The Shrike - 22/01/2018 01:12:31 PM 614 Views
How would you replace the ch sound? Roland00 - 22/01/2018 04:15:04 PM 563 Views
I'm against removing letters that have done perfectly well for over 2500 years, thank you Tom - 22/01/2018 04:41:23 PM 532 Views
And I am not. We have had this debate before. To each his own. :-) The Shrike - 22/01/2018 05:22:36 PM 510 Views
Attic Greek was written in uncials that are easy to read Tom - 22/01/2018 07:24:51 PM 521 Views
I thought of removing C, as well. LiterateDog - 22/01/2018 06:16:20 PM 546 Views
The CH is a problem. The Shrike - 22/01/2018 06:34:47 PM 466 Views
And calling people you don't like "fu king unts"? *NM* Tom - 22/01/2018 07:25:29 PM 423 Views
Meanwhile if it were written as fuking kunts, no one would have any issues The Shrike - 22/01/2018 07:54:41 PM 622 Views
I have an issue, kunts looks too much like nuts or knuts Roland00 - 22/01/2018 08:09:52 PM 554 Views
Would you prefer a Knut? The Shrike - 22/01/2018 10:55:09 PM 510 Views
Yes I like my internet memes and thus I do not want to be confused by that word sometimes directed Roland00 - 23/01/2018 10:28:58 PM 497 Views
Yes, ask him The Shrike - 24/01/2018 01:32:08 AM 518 Views
Totes I will ask him about Tot *NM* Roland00 - 24/01/2018 09:49:45 PM 353 Views
Yes, about the meanings. Pronounced quite differently. Legolas - 25/01/2018 06:17:22 PM 622 Views
Scheisse. I did forget it. The Shrike - 26/01/2018 05:24:21 PM 524 Views
You mean Scheiße? *NM* Tom - 26/01/2018 06:49:26 PM 345 Views
No. I mean Scheisse. *NM* The Shrike - 26/01/2018 07:15:21 PM 362 Views
*NM* Tom - 26/01/2018 11:07:18 PM 415 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 28/01/2018 02:15:03 AM 340 Views
all those k's.... damookster - 22/01/2018 08:23:09 PM 498 Views
So . . . no Klondike bars or Kit Kats for you. The Shrike - 22/01/2018 10:55:53 PM 601 Views
But it would look "fuking" stupid Tom - 23/01/2018 01:30:15 AM 528 Views
All languages change The Shrike - 23/01/2018 01:40:18 AM 506 Views
They change, but resistance is not futile. Tom - 23/01/2018 02:10:17 AM 577 Views
Also, you're not talking about the language changing. You're talking about changing the language. Tom - 23/01/2018 02:16:39 AM 590 Views
I am being a realist who understands that spellings change. Letters get dropped. Language evolves. The Shrike - 23/01/2018 06:53:25 PM 640 Views
It is posts like this that remind me why you are my RAFO tree Roland00 - 23/01/2018 10:29:53 PM 492 Views
Nope sadly he did not *NM* Roland00 - 23/01/2018 10:30:09 PM 274 Views
What are you talking about here? The Shrike - 24/01/2018 12:21:55 PM 543 Views
I am talking about Logograms Roland00 - 24/01/2018 09:48:48 PM 530 Views
Evolution, not revolution Tom - 23/01/2018 10:54:37 PM 643 Views
Should change occur in one's lifetime or only seen through a generational prism? *NM* Roland00 - 23/01/2018 11:07:47 PM 333 Views
I guess it depends on how long one's life is. Tom - 23/01/2018 11:39:40 PM 526 Views
It's also one of the reasons I am against the 1918 spelling reforms in Russia. Tom - 23/01/2018 02:06:34 AM 650 Views
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