_Laurie_ Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 You brought your laptop? Hehehe, No, I wish I did have a laptop...and there were some people there that had one....Luckily I didnt have to spend the night at the camp...I just had to work my shift...I had a lot of fun, but I'm glad it's over.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 What purpose does the letter 'c' serve in the English alphabet that cannot be adequately fulfilled by the letters 'k' and 's'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 The only thing I can think of is the "ch" sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 ooo intriguing. On the Stenograph, there is no letter "c", so we use the "k" for the "k" sounds, and the "s" for the "s" sounds. So other than words like "scene" (where the "c" is silent ridiculously and it serves only to confuse things) I can see no rhyme nor reason. Abolish the "c"!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 there's a lot in the english language that doesn't make sense. I'm too lazy to care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Yep... the 'ch' is the only purpose that I can see it serves, too. 'c' should just be pronounced 'ch' instead of having it take away jobs from 's' and 'k' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 But what about the romance languages? With no C and no K they'd be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Not to mention, F and U......sorry. I am for saving the C. I have my reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm for saving it too. It's a very nice letter. Also... look at 'nice' for instance - if it was nise, you'd be tempted to pronounce it with a voiced s, just like rise. It does serve a purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 nyse. 'I' is pretty purposeless also. It can be replaced by 'y' or 'ee'. However, being a personal pronoun, its position is secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Abolishing y would make more sense. Savouree, ies, rhime... And something like feesh would just be weird. Edited October 24, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 You are right... away with 'c' then :kool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 No... doesn't make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 feesh feesh would be pronounsed dyfferently from 'fish' anyway - yn that kase you would have to use 'fysh' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Which is yet another argument to keep i - if you get rid of y, you've to remember three different pronunciations of y (yes, lyfe, fysh). Might as well get rid of y instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I propose we try talking without using the dreaded 'see' :kool: :kool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 It will be fun to watch :popkorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Eksept in the kase of 'ch' obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 There goes the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 ^ Englysh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 maybe we kould get ryd of the 'eye' also. That is still unsertain, but removing the 'see' is totally klever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 "X" seems fairly redundant also. The single "z," combo "sh" or "ks" pretty much kovers all its funktions. I'll make my eksit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 you are right (also)! who needs all these ekstra alphabets anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 exit, extra, exept, existential... no need to use the extra "s" next to the "x" sinse the x itself makes the "eks" sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 We're working on alphabet ekonomy here (it's down to 23 letters) not nesessarily individual word letter count. Or so I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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