No gender 3rd person indefinite pronoun IS A GOOD FEETURE OF Inglish!!!
Burd - Wurd - Surch!. CITIZEN SOFA'S LINGO BLOG. My views and theories on the English language and its ortografy (spelling) ; and language and ortografy (spelling) in general may appear here. I should say I have an A grade at O-Level English Language (1987) and an A Grade at A-Level English Literature (1990).
Good reeson?
Is there good reeson to dislike the Inglish LANGWIDGE?
KNOW NOE NO!
THERE IS
NONE KNONE!
NONE KNOWN!
NUN KNONE AT AL!!!!
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KNOW NOE NO!
THERE IS
NONE KNONE!
NONE KNOWN!
NUN KNONE AT AL!!!!
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English is already in embryo an ideal language.
English is already in embryo an ideal language.
For it has ditched - at an early point in its history - many unnecessary and impractical features of grammar that almost all other languages in history have.
4 examples - noun genders, adjectival agreements, noun declensions, most verb declensions.
None of these things are needed!
None really exist in English.
By an ideal language I therefore mean a simpler one.
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For it has ditched - at an early point in its history - many unnecessary and impractical features of grammar that almost all other languages in history have.
4 examples - noun genders, adjectival agreements, noun declensions, most verb declensions.
None of these things are needed!
None really exist in English.
By an ideal language I therefore mean a simpler one.
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St. George wanted to slay the dragon of poor spelling in English!
GBS - George Bernard Shaw - the man who gave us the "GHOTI - FISH" observation - left the great bulk of his money in his will to the cause of spelling reform in English!
It is regrettable to reflect that not much progress has been made since he died in 1950.
It is regrettable to reflect that not much progress has been made since he died in 1950.
DISCREPANSEA!
DISCREPANSEA!
English has evolved so much.And this is ONE reason why there is a DISCREPANSEA
between ORTOGRAFEE and PRONUSCIATION.
If I exaggerate I feel no remores FOR THE SIMPLE REASON that
IF ONE HAS A RITTEN LANGUAGE SYSTEM AT ALL,
IT CAN HAVE A RELASHUN BETWEEN FONEMES AND GRAFEMES
IN FACT - in most human languages - IT USUALLY DUZ.
IN ENGLISH IT NEEDS TO BE REDISCOVERED!
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For IF WE DO NOT DO SO - we create jenerashun after jenerashun
of children who learn to spell by ROTE rather than REASON!
For no good reason; and for no reason at all!....
...which has a damaging effect in every sfere of their lives!
This irrationalitee blites theyur intire existense!
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PEEPLE ARE ANGREE ABOUT THIS.
IT IS PART OF THE ANGER THAT EXISTS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING EDUCASHUN.
AND HAS DUN FOR SOME TIME!
Yes all language systems have imperfections and discrepancies.
My point is that in English it is particularly marked.
And one can't help feeling that something could be done about it!
English has evolved so much.And this is ONE reason why there is a DISCREPANSEA
between ORTOGRAFEE and PRONUSCIATION.
If I exaggerate I feel no remores FOR THE SIMPLE REASON that
IF ONE HAS A RITTEN LANGUAGE SYSTEM AT ALL,
IT CAN HAVE A RELASHUN BETWEEN FONEMES AND GRAFEMES
IN FACT - in most human languages - IT USUALLY DUZ.
IN ENGLISH IT NEEDS TO BE REDISCOVERED!
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For IF WE DO NOT DO SO - we create jenerashun after jenerashun
of children who learn to spell by ROTE rather than REASON!
For no good reason; and for no reason at all!....
...which has a damaging effect in every sfere of their lives!
This irrationalitee blites theyur intire existense!
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PEEPLE ARE ANGREE ABOUT THIS.
IT IS PART OF THE ANGER THAT EXISTS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING EDUCASHUN.
AND HAS DUN FOR SOME TIME!
Yes all language systems have imperfections and discrepancies.
My point is that in English it is particularly marked.
And one can't help feeling that something could be done about it!
Iland with no "S"!!! DETENTION!!!
No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse,
as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were;
any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
– John Donne.
DETENTION, JONNE!!!
Quoted in its original form in the epigraff to "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
by Ernest Hemingway.
Free spelling is the way forward. As it was in the past!
"SEMPER PROCEDENS" - "FORWA:RTS IMMER!"
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if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse,
as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were;
any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
– John Donne.
DETENTION, JONNE!!!
Quoted in its original form in the epigraff to "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
by Ernest Hemingway.
Free spelling is the way forward. As it was in the past!
"SEMPER PROCEDENS" - "FORWA:RTS IMMER!"
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The sleap ov reeson projuises monsters!
"El suen~o de la razo'n produce monstruos".
The sleap ov reeson projuises monsters!
One of them being English spelling one could say!....
Though it wasn't deliberate!....
The sleap ov reeson projuises monsters!
One of them being English spelling one could say!....
Though it wasn't deliberate!....
Upon reflection - this is possibly nonsense!
In the same way that I claim that I would never teach anyone English in its present form, I am tempted to say this -
"If I could solely speak French - I would never learn English!"
So tempted that I will say it. Again.
If I could solely speak French - I would never learn English!
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Upon reflection - this is possibly nonsense.
In the sense that - perhaps one has to learn English to read a lot of great poetry, novels and history.
It COULD be translated I suppose.
But still, translation is not really ever the same as the original.
"If I could solely speak French - I would never learn English!"
So tempted that I will say it. Again.
If I could solely speak French - I would never learn English!
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Upon reflection - this is possibly nonsense.
In the sense that - perhaps one has to learn English to read a lot of great poetry, novels and history.
It COULD be translated I suppose.
But still, translation is not really ever the same as the original.
When one went on one's Grand Tour......
When one went on one's Grand Tour at the age of 19, one lodged with an Old Harrovian.
One does want despewuttly to avoid blowing his cover.
I was lucky enuff to spend two months in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Florence is a charming woman and a wonderful city. Home of the Italian Renaissance.
One attended letchings at the Brutish Institute there.
I nearly read one of the books in the splendid libwawy, which overlooks the River Arnold.
Well - anyway the point one was wanting to make was that it was quite a shock for me to note quite how entirely PHONETIC the Eyetie lingo actually iz.
As are many others. It was only living in these warmer climes that brought it home.
Some Italian women would burst into tears over how hard they found English spelling.
One does want despewuttly to avoid blowing his cover.
I was lucky enuff to spend two months in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Florence is a charming woman and a wonderful city. Home of the Italian Renaissance.
One attended letchings at the Brutish Institute there.
I nearly read one of the books in the splendid libwawy, which overlooks the River Arnold.
Well - anyway the point one was wanting to make was that it was quite a shock for me to note quite how entirely PHONETIC the Eyetie lingo actually iz.
As are many others. It was only living in these warmer climes that brought it home.
Some Italian women would burst into tears over how hard they found English spelling.
BURD - WURD - SURCH!
BURD - WURD - SURCH!
TURD! :D
Bird, Word, Search!
All very different spelling - all very much the same sound!....
For things like this and the tears of frustration and anger that English-learners have to somehow transcend when they are met with looks of perplexity I HAVE PUT THIS BLOG HERE!.....
:)
TURD! :D
Bird, Word, Search!
All very different spelling - all very much the same sound!....
For things like this and the tears of frustration and anger that English-learners have to somehow transcend when they are met with looks of perplexity I HAVE PUT THIS BLOG HERE!.....
:)
English SPECIFICALLY has too TOO many HOMOPHONES!
English SPECIFICALLY has too TOO many HOMOPHONES!
FAR MORE THAN OTHER LINGOS!
DO YOU AGREE?
1) PROFIT PROPHET (Greek)
2) DUAL (Latin) JEWEL
3) TOO TO TWO ( 3 there - I like doing things in three ;)
One solution is - extra terms/terminology -
WHICH ENGLISH IS ALRDEADY UNIQUELY RICH IN!!!!!
SUGGESTIONS for the above :
Profit Foreteller
Twofold Jewel
Also Duo AD :) (3 Different Altogether!)
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The allegation of the NO CHANGE Brigade is such things are CLEAR BY CONTEXT - indeed this is true as the same thing happens in many other languages of course.
HOYEVER - as they say in Northern Ireland - the combination of this phenomenon with the fenomenon of illogical and INCONSISTENT spelling (often due to the origins in older languages like Ancient Greek) calls - I think - for MORE flexibility NOT less.
To console English Speakers - in France and elsewhere there are PRESCRIPTIVE Academies of languages........
In the English-speaking world The NOW VAST O.E.D. is and always was DESCRIPTIVE.
Languages evolve anyway.
Italian for example was literally once Latin.......
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And so it goes on
like the great MISISIPI - sorry Winston!....
FAR MORE THAN OTHER LINGOS!
DO YOU AGREE?
1) PROFIT PROPHET (Greek)
2) DUAL (Latin) JEWEL
3) TOO TO TWO ( 3 there - I like doing things in three ;)
One solution is - extra terms/terminology -
WHICH ENGLISH IS ALRDEADY UNIQUELY RICH IN!!!!!
SUGGESTIONS for the above :
Profit Foreteller
Twofold Jewel
Also Duo AD :) (3 Different Altogether!)
...........
The allegation of the NO CHANGE Brigade is such things are CLEAR BY CONTEXT - indeed this is true as the same thing happens in many other languages of course.
HOYEVER - as they say in Northern Ireland - the combination of this phenomenon with the fenomenon of illogical and INCONSISTENT spelling (often due to the origins in older languages like Ancient Greek) calls - I think - for MORE flexibility NOT less.
To console English Speakers - in France and elsewhere there are PRESCRIPTIVE Academies of languages........
In the English-speaking world The NOW VAST O.E.D. is and always was DESCRIPTIVE.
Languages evolve anyway.
Italian for example was literally once Latin.......
..................
And so it goes on
like the great MISISIPI - sorry Winston!....
Dyslexia ROOLS UK.
Dyslexia ROOLS UK.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "DYSLEXIA" WHILST THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXISTS IN ITS PRESENT FORM.
"DYSLEXIA" DOES NOT EXIST.
If you disagree then you probably are an English speaker.
Why not chose a different language to speak and write in?
Maybe ...say Spanish.
Do everything in Spanish and THEN tell me if you still have "Dyslexia" (according to someone else) or think you do yourself.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "DYSLEXIA" WHILST THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXISTS IN ITS PRESENT FORM.
"DYSLEXIA" DOES NOT EXIST.
If you disagree then you probably are an English speaker.
Why not chose a different language to speak and write in?
Maybe ...say Spanish.
Do everything in Spanish and THEN tell me if you still have "Dyslexia" (according to someone else) or think you do yourself.
"Orwell Day" is today - 21st January!
George Orwell died today in 1948.
George Orwell wrote of the English language in 1941
(in "The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius.")
that the spelling system "DEFIES ANALYSIS.".....
Oddly enough/enuff :) in his strong views regarding the future of the English language - which he of course cared about - he does not seem to mention the possibility of spelling reform.
In this famous essay he makes recommendations about what he thinks would help its better development :
"Politics and the English Language" :
Politics and the English Language
He would certainly be against change by Diktat. That's a safe bet!
George Orwell wrote of the English language in 1941
(in "The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius.")
that the spelling system "DEFIES ANALYSIS.".....
Oddly enough/enuff :) in his strong views regarding the future of the English language - which he of course cared about - he does not seem to mention the possibility of spelling reform.
In this famous essay he makes recommendations about what he thinks would help its better development :
"Politics and the English Language" :
Politics and the English Language
He would certainly be against change by Diktat. That's a safe bet!
An irony of history!
The living language that is closest to English in human History is Dutch. [Also Frisian is particularly close].
An irony of history is that Dutch is extremely phonetically spelt.
De levende taal die het dichtst bij Engels in human Geschiedenis is Nederlands.
De ironie van de geschiedenis is dat Nederlands is zeer fonetisch gespeld.
PERHAPS we could let this fact inspire us IF we were of the opinion that our wonderful language were in any need of reform.
:)
An irony of history is that Dutch is extremely phonetically spelt.
De levende taal die het dichtst bij Engels in human Geschiedenis is Nederlands.
De ironie van de geschiedenis is dat Nederlands is zeer fonetisch gespeld.
PERHAPS we could let this fact inspire us IF we were of the opinion that our wonderful language were in any need of reform.
:)
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