Change the spelling of "algebra" to "algebruh"

The Issue

I was scrolling through my instagram feed one day, laughing at the many memes that appeared in front of my eyes. As I was scrolling, I saw a meme posted by my favourite meme account, "wackcat". "Oh...", I thought to myself, "This better be a good meme". And there I saw it. Staring right through my eyes into my soul. The best meme that has ever come into existence. What was the meme? Well, it showed a lion on a bicycle getting some sick air-time, with the caption saying, "GUYS IMAGINE IF ALGEBRA WAS SPELT ALGEBRUH, THAT WOULD BE FUNNY I THINK". I died from laughter. In a day and age where memes are becoming staler and staler, this meme revitalized the meme drought.

After laughing for a couple days, I started to think about the meme, and the message it conveyed. I always wondered why "algebra" was spelt that way, but now, I know better. It's all because of how it sounds. If you say "algebra" the way it's spelled, then you would say something like: algebrah (the "ah" part sounds like AAAAAAAAAH like you're screaming you know?). But if you say "algebruh" the way it's spelled, then it would sound like: algebruh (basically the same way we say "algebra" in the present day). It just makes more sense. I wouldn't want to be in math class just for the teacher to say, "Ok class, today we'll be doing some algebrAAAAAAAAAAH."

In conclusion, sign this petition, not for the meme, but because of how it benefits society and makes English a better language for everyone.

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The Issue

I was scrolling through my instagram feed one day, laughing at the many memes that appeared in front of my eyes. As I was scrolling, I saw a meme posted by my favourite meme account, "wackcat". "Oh...", I thought to myself, "This better be a good meme". And there I saw it. Staring right through my eyes into my soul. The best meme that has ever come into existence. What was the meme? Well, it showed a lion on a bicycle getting some sick air-time, with the caption saying, "GUYS IMAGINE IF ALGEBRA WAS SPELT ALGEBRUH, THAT WOULD BE FUNNY I THINK". I died from laughter. In a day and age where memes are becoming staler and staler, this meme revitalized the meme drought.

After laughing for a couple days, I started to think about the meme, and the message it conveyed. I always wondered why "algebra" was spelt that way, but now, I know better. It's all because of how it sounds. If you say "algebra" the way it's spelled, then you would say something like: algebrah (the "ah" part sounds like AAAAAAAAAH like you're screaming you know?). But if you say "algebruh" the way it's spelled, then it would sound like: algebruh (basically the same way we say "algebra" in the present day). It just makes more sense. I wouldn't want to be in math class just for the teacher to say, "Ok class, today we'll be doing some algebrAAAAAAAAAAH."

In conclusion, sign this petition, not for the meme, but because of how it benefits society and makes English a better language for everyone.

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Petition created on 27 November 2019