English Spelling is a Shitshow

Let’s keep it that way

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In a piece in the New York Times yesterday, linguist John McWhorter made the case for simplifying English spelling. Citing numerous examples of quirky inconsistencies (think about “cough,” “tough,” “though,” and “bough,” for example), McWhorter urges us to adopt a more rational system.

The question is whether we’ll proceed until the end of time…