To: gemoftheocean
Far from stupidity its called RICHNESS of the English language. English has borrowed from many languages, that is why it is such a robust language. There are many more nuances and choices to be had in English than in any other language. If the orthography can be difficult, so be it. Youre welcome to Spanish. No thanks. Not now, not ever. I guess you're proud that English speakers have one of the highest rates of functional illiteracy in the world? Or that English speakers have the largest number of dyslexics? And if you really cared about richness, why don't you use the Old or Middle English spellings of words today?
50 posted on
05/31/2007 9:38:30 PM PDT by
burzum
(None shall see me, though my battlecry may give me away -Minsc)
To: burzum
I’m just proud that in no accent of the English language, does one sound light in the loafers, like the Spaniards do with their lisping “th” for “s.” As for illiterates, that’s THEIR problem.
167 posted on
06/02/2007 11:57:18 AM PDT by
gemoftheocean
(...geez, this all seems so straight forward and logical to me...)
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