[jlos]

You want ENGLISH to be more phonetic?

English, a language with over 40 different dialects in its country of origin.

English, the official language of over 60 countries?

English, the bastard child of millenia of Roman, Germanic, and French colonization?

English, a language with documented vowel shift that occured over 200-300 years?

THAT language would be easier if the words were spelled how they were pronounced?

[makr17]

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."

--James D. Nicoll

[Pet_Ant]

I'm reminded of a meme that compared "car keys" with the word "khaki" in a 'Boston'-accent (non-rhotic).

Or the "pin=pen" merger of some accents, or "caught=cot". No one speaks "English", it's an ugly compromise of an army of dialects.

[tracker1]

Is there a black purse in here?

Is there a black person here?