Funny American spellings

[Shimapan]

Y gys r jst pln gfy. Whthr r nt w rmv r dd vwls sn't rlly mprtnt. Bt jst fr gggls nd grns, ths rply s sns ny vwls.

Hppy prsng.

Now what did those poor vowels ever do to you that you're treating them so harshly?

I think I should set up a "Foundation for Endangered Vowels", with special regards for the "u"

I've saved all the poor vowels from your reply, grouping the vowels of each word neatly together:

ou u a u ai oo. ee o o e eoe ou ea oe i ea ioa. u u o ie a i, i e i a a oe.

[woodsmoke]

wooddoesNOTsmokeahookasmoke ;0

[vinnywright]

n bt VNN ds
nw pss th mthpc y grd ctrpllr

VNN

[bsniadajewski]

You might think that, but here in the UK where we pronounce "buoy" properly (same as "boy"), we experience no such confusion thanks to an appreciation and understanding of context.

There's no sane reason why "buoy" shouldn't be pronounced the same as the first syllable of "buoyant", as the words obviously have the same root. I'm just asking for consistency... either say "boy" and "boyant", or say "boo-ey" and "boo-ey-ant"*.

*Try saying "boo-ey-ant" or "boo-ey-ancy" out loud, and it should sound as silly to you as "boo-ey" sounds to me

As they say, we're two countries separated by a common language.

As for spelling, I agree that English is in dire need for reform.

[GreyGeek]

Y gys r jst pln gfy. Whthr r nt w rmv r dd vwls sn't rlly mprtnt. Bt jst fr gggls nd grns, ths rply s sns ny vwls.


Hppy prsng.

And the fact that real humans can read that at a glance with little or no trouble is why AI will never replace wetware.

[Snowhog]

...why AI will never replace wetware.

wetware = brain

"Brain and brain! What is brain?!"

Star Trek: The Original Series
Episode: TOS 061 - Spock's Brain
Season 3 Ep. 1
Air Date: 09/20/1968
Stardate: 5431.4

[SteveRiley]

Snowhog, do you have a string in your back that causes you to spout Star Trek quotes whenever someone pulls it?

[MoonRise]

Interesting read. Though, there for a moment, I thought I was reading somthing from the Hitchhiker's Guide!

[GreyGeek]

I spent five years attending a college in Texas. My two children were born there.
When I moved back to Nebraska to begin teaching at a small college there my children, who spoke perfect "Texan" were entered into speech impediment classes to correct their pronunciation. A drawl had slipped into my wife and I's language patterns as well.

[woodsmoke]

GG you are kidding...right?

woodsmoke