Spelin

A link to the story can be found here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2008/09/080908_english_spelling_wup_sl...

(havn't done that in a while)

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• rhymingwithoranges
• spelling
• John
• Wells

[vacheviolette]

I don't really want to be closed minded about the issue, but I think that idea is kind of crazy. Why lower our standards just to make things "easier"? Rise above the mediocrity.

[jessyHEARTLESS]

i don't think using that changing the language to suit with texual language is a way to tackle illiteracy at all. i think that it is just a way to decrease the numbers quickly, but in the long term, i don't think it will help at all. better education systems would be a more sufficient way to teach children or adults the english language, but then again i haven't factored in the issue of money and such.

i hate people who use 'text language' so it may just be me.

[MotyQuest]

I don't even think people should use text language on computers.It's understandable if you're using a mobilephone where the keys are tiny and you have to press it,like,4 times to get the letter you want. But on a keyboard you have all the letters right there.People are just too lazy.I think text language is quite hard to get sometimes too.Why make everything so simple?The english language is a very interesting language.Why make dumb it down for those who can't be arsed to try and learn to spell?

[divaofthestage]

Yes, brilliant let's make it easier for everyone and just spell the way we please. Please, no. While we dropped thine and thee, we didn't start spelling in crazy ways to make things 'easier' for illiterate people. I feel that dumbing it down, and even using numbers in speech is sinking to a new low. You can't sound out 2. As Shaw pointed out, one could spell fish 'ghoti' if they wanted to. Please, try to preserve the last bits of linguistic intergrity we have left.

[sabinesaule]

Ok, this video is very old, but I still want to say it. I`m not an english speaking person, and I`ve noticed that simplifications like using "2" actually makes it more difficult to read the text, because you have to think about the meaning.

Adn the idea of "fonetic spelling system" maybe would make it easier to english people, but for others it wouldn`t make a difference.

[itscooltobeyou]

I think the evolution of spelling is a good thing, but I wouldnt consider thru, 2, ur etc. evolution, more like devolution, a dumming down. It just strikes me as being very similar to Newspeak from Nineteen Eighty-Four.

"the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year"

scary.

[NaraNobu]

it can but I hope it doesn't

god wouldn't that be confusing if it did evolve in that way

[liam15200]

its a bad thing I've only just learnt the current language

[beforeyouwerefamous]

Spelling is fun.

The less able should be supported by extra help, not by insulting the intelligence people who can spell.

[gregthegooner]

i fink yoo argh a cumpleat dick ed hand doant noe wot yew argh tallkin aboat yew stewpid argh soul

[Johnintheplace]

I say no, this is just saying, we could study English, or we could just change it all for the people who quite frankly just can't be bothered to use correct English.