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[–] ElderReflections@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago (4 children) Sheese? Kheese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) I'm in favor of replacing ch with just c, so you'd have a kappakuolo and ceese sandwic. That way, it isn't redundant and we have fewer special cases. Also, "x" is usually redundant with "ks", so use it for what's currently "sh" to eliminate another redundancy and another special case. Add back the thorn and eth for "th" and use "f" instead of "ph" and consonants are actually pretty consistent. Edit: I can't believe I forgot ditching the soft "g" and "s", so it'd actually be ceeze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) But what if i want a keese sandwick? Or are we keeping the k and just ditcing ch? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well, yeah, you need the "k" for the sounds it currently has. How else will you have kites or air konditioning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) kondixoning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Good point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] f314@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Tsheese permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stark@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago Tsiis That’s how it’s spelled in Frisian permalink fedilink source parent [–] fizzle@quokk.au 3 points 1 month ago Hard milk permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago thing is, c can do both or either, k and s can do one. most folk i have talked to about seriously reforming english spelling/alphabetization eliminate k's current function entirely and put everything it does on c permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) I'm in favor of replacing ch with just c, so you'd have a kappakuolo and ceese sandwic. That way, it isn't redundant and we have fewer special cases. Also, "x" is usually redundant with "ks", so use it for what's currently "sh" to eliminate another redundancy and another special case. Add back the thorn and eth for "th" and use "f" instead of "ph" and consonants are actually pretty consistent. Edit: I can't believe I forgot ditching the soft "g" and "s", so it'd actually be ceeze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) But what if i want a keese sandwick? Or are we keeping the k and just ditcing ch? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well, yeah, you need the "k" for the sounds it currently has. How else will you have kites or air konditioning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) kondixoning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Good point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) But what if i want a keese sandwick? Or are we keeping the k and just ditcing ch? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well, yeah, you need the "k" for the sounds it currently has. How else will you have kites or air konditioning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) kondixoning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Good point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well, yeah, you need the "k" for the sounds it currently has. How else will you have kites or air konditioning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) kondixoning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Good point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) kondixoning? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Good point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Good point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago For me it helps speaking other languages, because once you do it no longer matter whether each sound has it's own letter. Every language, afaik, has a unique sound while all languages I know share the Latin alphabet which really makes it a lot easier to learn that language. I don't think life would improve if each sound had an exclusive letter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] f314@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Tsheese permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stark@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago Tsiis That’s how it’s spelled in Frisian permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stark@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago Tsiis That’s how it’s spelled in Frisian permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago thing is, c can do both or either, k and s can do one. most folk i have talked to about seriously reforming english spelling/alphabetization eliminate k's current function entirely and put everything it does on c permalink fedilink source parent