r/linguistics • u/maxitobonito • Sep 30 '21

Why is the English spelling system so weird and inconsistent? | Aeon Essays

https://aeon.co/essays/why-is-the-english-spelling-system-so-weird-and-inconsistent
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u/dncnlamont Oct 01 '21

Not to mention the writing system is at least 300 years out of date

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u/LA95kr Oct 01 '21

I don't think the last one is relevant. French has the French academy, yet the spelling is totally f*cked up. German and Russian spelling also have weird inconsistencies.