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how would you simplify English?
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Remove the letter “c”.
space, face, place etc. replace with “s” as it makes the “s” sound
score, scum etc. replace with “k” as it makes the “k” sound
Also what is the point of the letter “q” if it’s only followed by “u”, make the letter “q” mean “qu” to save space.
replace “ph” with “f”.
raplace instances or “y” where it makes the same sound as “i” with “i”.
Ie. the famous Bakunin quote: "In antiquity slaves were, in all honesty called slaves. In the middle ages, they took the name of serfs. Nowadays they are called wage earners." ~ Mikhail Bakunin
would become “In antiqiti slaves were, in all honesti, kalled slaves. In the middle ages, they took the name of serfs. Nowadays they are kalled wage earners.”
I'd keep c around for the ch sound, like Italian (I think they do that, anyway)
Or remove the letter “c” as it is currently used and replace instances of “ch” with “c”.
that's what I was thinking too towards the end but forgot to mention it specifically. I think that's the best thing to do with the unnecessary letters as it reduces the need for letter combinations.