A Fixed English Alphabet
A Fixed English Alphabet
The Issue
*Don't watch the video if you can't handle it. It contains very vulgar language*
Ever wonder why the English alphabet is so weird?
Read that first sentence and just ask yourself what letters don't belong. Sure, at some point in time these letters did indeed belong. But language changes. And spelling should change as well. Below is a list of a modified English alphabet that was created by me, although I do not wish to take any credit as there has been many others like me.
A, Å, Æ, Ai, Au, B, Ç, D, Đ, E, Ë, Ė, É, F, G, H, I, Í, J, K, L, M, N, Ņ, O, Oi, P, R, S, Ş, T, Þ, U, V, W, Y, Z, Ż
Right away you might be noticing accent marks. Don't be afraid, all these letters represent all the sounds of Modern English. While it seems like this is only making the alphabet more difficult, it's actually making it more easy. Think about it this way, each letter now represents one sound. Which is great news for new learners (from other alphabets). Including children who are being raised as native English speakers. This also makes learning the vowels even easier. English has only 5 vowels, yet it has 13 vowel sounds (14 or 15 depending on who you ask). For new learners that's a lot to take in. For every new learner of the alphabet, including native children, 3 or 4 vowel sounds needs to be memorized and applied to each vowel. The same goes for consonants. The letter C, for example. Look at these three words.
Circle, car, dance.
Circle has two C's, yet both are pronounced differently. Out of all three words, one C sounds like an S, one like a K, and one like a 'ts' sound (dants). That's three different sounds for one letter. As you can see I dropped this obnoxious letter from the modified alphabet. I also dropped Q, considering it is only ever pronounced like K. I dropped the letter X as well because it is a letter that usually only represents two sounds at once. For example, 'gz' or 'ks'. Replacing X with the correct letters that represent the sounds will make learning easier. You can also see I replaced all consonant digraphs with one single character.
Ch=ç, dh=đ, ng=ņ, sh=ş, th=þ, zh=ż
This makes learning much easier, because instead of memorizing one sound to two different letters, one sound is being applied to one letter. You can also see my installation of extra vowels to fit the amount of vowel sounds. Below is a second list of the same letters, except with the IPA equivalents (in the same exact order). Please do not assume the pronunciation of these sounds. Look them up if needed.
/ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /æ/, /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /b/, /tʃ/, /d/, /ð/, /e/, /ə/, /ʊ/, /eɪ/, /f/, /g/, /h/, /ɪ/, /i:/, /dʒ/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /oʊ/, /ɔɪ/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /ʃ/, /t/, /θ/, /u:/, /v/, /w/, /j/, /z/, /ʒ/
As you guys can see by those IPA equivalents, this modified alphabet is not only easier for everyone but it also adds a very nice touch to the English language. English being one of the only languages in the world to not have accents, this modification would be nice. This modification was not only made to be easier or to make English look better, it was also made as an update for the current outdated alphabet. This new alphabet resembles all modern speech and vocabulary if constructed the right way.
There is one thing I would like to mention. First let's look at the "rules" of this new alphabet.
1. No need for double letters
2. No need for silent letters
3. No need for several sounds to be applied to single letters
Take the verb "fix". Now make it past tense, "fixed". In my new alphabet this becomes "fiks" in present tense. Which seems normal enough. Now let's make it past tense. "Fiksd". The E was dropped due to Rule #2. And now the word itself does not look very pleasing. Two ideas came to my mind. Use the Germanic inflection "ge-". For example, "gefiks". Or use the Albanian-inspired inflection "-u". For example, "fiksu". Numerous options exist for this problem, all solutions being easier than actually applying this new alphabet for English speakers.
In order for this change to happen, we need people in the higher up to realize the need and want for this change. Posting on social media and sharing with friends is great. Below is a transcript of this petition using only my new alphabet.
I'm not saying it has to be this different from normal English, but we all get the idea.
*Also, do not mistake this alphabet for a different language. Although it looks like a different language, it's still English. Try and read it as normally as possible*
New Alphabet Transcript (based on American English):
Evër wëndër wai đí Iņliş ælfëbet iz so wírd?
Ríd đæt fërst sentins ænd jëst æsk yorself wët ledërz don't bílåņ. Şër, æt sëm point in taim đíz ledërz did indíd bílåņ. Bët léņwij çénjiz. Ænd speliņ şėd çénj æz wel. Bílo iz é list ëv é madifaiu (modify-you) Iņliş ælfëbet đæt wëz kríétu bai mí, ålđo ai du nat wiş të ték ení kredit æz đer hæz ben mení ëđërz laik mí.
A, Å, Æ, Ai, Au, B, Ç, D, Đ, E, Ë, Ė, É, F, G, H, I, Í, J, K, L, M, N, Ņ, O, Oi, P, R, S, Ş, T, Þ, U, V, W, Y, Z, Ż
Rait ëwé yu mait bí nodisiņ æksent markz. Don't bí ëfréd, ål đíz ledërz reprëzent ål đí saundz ëv Madërn Iņliş. Wail it símz laik đis iz onlí mékiņ đí ælfëbet mor difëkėlt, it'z ækşėlí mékiņ it mor ízí. Þénk ëbaut it đis wé, íç ledër nau reprëzentz wën saund. Wiç iz grét nuz for nu lërnërz (frëm ëđër ælfëbetz). Inkludiņ çildrin hu ar bíiņ rézu æz nédiv Iņliş spíkërz. Đis ålso mékz lërniņ đí vauėlz ívin ízíër. Iņliş hæz onlí 5 vauėlz, yet it hæz 13 vauėl saundz (14 or 15 dípendiņ an hu yu æsk). For nu lërnërz đæt'z é lat të ték in. For evrí nu lërnër ëv đí ælfëbet, inkludiņ nédiv çildrin, 3 or 4 vauėl saundz nídz tu bí memëraizu ænd ëplaiu (apply-you) tu íç vauėl. Đí sém goz for kansënintz. Đí ledër C, for igzæmpėl. Lėk æt đíz þrí wërdz.
Circle, car, dance.
Circle hæz tu C'z, yet boþ ar pronaunsu difrintlí. Aut ëv ål þrí wërdz, wën C saundz laik é S, wën laik é K, ænd wën laik é 'ts' saund (dants). Đæt'z þrí difrint saundz for wën ledër. Æz yu kæn sí ai drapu đis ëbnakşis ledër frëm đí madifaiu ælfëbet. Ai ålso drapu Q, kënsidëriņ it iz onlí evër pronaunsu laik K. Ai drapu đí ledër X æz wel bíkëz it iz é ledër đæt yużwėlí onlí reprëzentz tu saundz æt wënts. For igzæmpėl, 'gz' or 'ks'. Ríplésiņ X wiđ đí kërekt ledërz đæt reprëzent đí saundz wil mék lërniņ ízíër. Yu kæn ålso sí ai ríplésu ål kansënint daigræfz wiþ wën siņėl keriktër.
Ch=ç, dh=đ, ng=ņ, sh=ş, th=þ, zh=ż
Đis mékz lërniņ mëç ízíër, bíkëz instæd ëv memëraiziņ wën saund të tu difrint ledërz, wën saund iz bíiņ aplaiu të wën ledër. Yu kæn ålso sí mai instëléşin ëv ekştrë vauėlz të fit đí ëmaunt ëv vauėl saundz. Bílo iz é sekind list ëv đí sém ledërz, iksept wiþ đí IPA íkwivėlintz (in đí sém igzækt ordër). Plíz du nat ësum đí pronënsíéşin ëv đíz saundz. Lėk đem ëp if nídu.
/ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /æ/, /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /b/, /tʃ/, /d/, /ð/, /e/, /ə/, /ʊ/, /eɪ/, /f/, /g/, /h/, /ɪ/, /i:/, /dʒ/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /oʊ/, /ɔɪ/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /ʃ/, /t/, /θ/, /u:/, /v/, /w/, /j/, /z/, /ʒ/
Æz yu gaiz kæn sí bai đoz IPA íkwivėlintz, đis madifaiu ælfëbet iz nat onlí ízíër for evríwën bët it ålso ædz é verí nais tëç të đí Iņliş léņwij. Iņliş bíiņ wën ëv đí onlí léņwijiz in đí wërld të nat hæv æksentz, đis madifikéşin wėd bí nais. Đis madifikéşin wëz nat onlí méd të bí ízíër or të mék Iņliş lėk betër, it wëz ålso méd æz in ëpdét for đí Kërint autdétu ælfëbet. Đis nu ælfëbet rízembėlz ål madërn spíç ænd vokæbyulerí if kënstrëktu đí rait wé.
Đer iz wën þiņ ai wėd laik të mençin. Fërst let's lėk æt đí "rulz" ëv đis nu ælfëbet.
1. No níd for dëbėl ledërz
2. No níd for sailint ledërz
3. No níd for sevrėl saundz të bí ëplaiu të siņėl ledërz
Ték đí vërb "fix". Nau mék it pæst tens, "fixed". In mai nu ælfëbet đis bíkëmz "fiks" in prezint tens. Wiç símz normėl ínëf. Nau let's mék it pæst tens. "Fiksd". Đí E wëz drapu du të Rul #2. Ænd nau đí wërd itself dëz nat lėk verí plíziņ. Tu aidíëz kém të mai maind. Yuz đí Jërmænik inflekşin "ge-". For igzæmpėl, "gefiks". Or yuz đí Ælbéníin-inspairu inflekşin "-u". For igzæmpėl, "fiksu". Numëris apşinz igzist for đis prablëm, ål sëluşinz bíiņ ízíër đæn ækşyuėlí ëplaiyiņ đis nu ælfëbet for Iņliş spíkërz.
In ordër for đis çénj të hæpin, wí níd pípėl in đí haiër ëp të ríėlaiz đí níd ænd want for đis çénj. Postiņ an soşėl mídía ænd şæriņ wiþ frendz iz grét. Bílo iz é trænskript ëv đis pėtişin yuziņ onlí mai nu ælfëbet.
The Issue
*Don't watch the video if you can't handle it. It contains very vulgar language*
Ever wonder why the English alphabet is so weird?
Read that first sentence and just ask yourself what letters don't belong. Sure, at some point in time these letters did indeed belong. But language changes. And spelling should change as well. Below is a list of a modified English alphabet that was created by me, although I do not wish to take any credit as there has been many others like me.
A, Å, Æ, Ai, Au, B, Ç, D, Đ, E, Ë, Ė, É, F, G, H, I, Í, J, K, L, M, N, Ņ, O, Oi, P, R, S, Ş, T, Þ, U, V, W, Y, Z, Ż
Right away you might be noticing accent marks. Don't be afraid, all these letters represent all the sounds of Modern English. While it seems like this is only making the alphabet more difficult, it's actually making it more easy. Think about it this way, each letter now represents one sound. Which is great news for new learners (from other alphabets). Including children who are being raised as native English speakers. This also makes learning the vowels even easier. English has only 5 vowels, yet it has 13 vowel sounds (14 or 15 depending on who you ask). For new learners that's a lot to take in. For every new learner of the alphabet, including native children, 3 or 4 vowel sounds needs to be memorized and applied to each vowel. The same goes for consonants. The letter C, for example. Look at these three words.
Circle, car, dance.
Circle has two C's, yet both are pronounced differently. Out of all three words, one C sounds like an S, one like a K, and one like a 'ts' sound (dants). That's three different sounds for one letter. As you can see I dropped this obnoxious letter from the modified alphabet. I also dropped Q, considering it is only ever pronounced like K. I dropped the letter X as well because it is a letter that usually only represents two sounds at once. For example, 'gz' or 'ks'. Replacing X with the correct letters that represent the sounds will make learning easier. You can also see I replaced all consonant digraphs with one single character.
Ch=ç, dh=đ, ng=ņ, sh=ş, th=þ, zh=ż
This makes learning much easier, because instead of memorizing one sound to two different letters, one sound is being applied to one letter. You can also see my installation of extra vowels to fit the amount of vowel sounds. Below is a second list of the same letters, except with the IPA equivalents (in the same exact order). Please do not assume the pronunciation of these sounds. Look them up if needed.
/ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /æ/, /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /b/, /tʃ/, /d/, /ð/, /e/, /ə/, /ʊ/, /eɪ/, /f/, /g/, /h/, /ɪ/, /i:/, /dʒ/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /oʊ/, /ɔɪ/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /ʃ/, /t/, /θ/, /u:/, /v/, /w/, /j/, /z/, /ʒ/
As you guys can see by those IPA equivalents, this modified alphabet is not only easier for everyone but it also adds a very nice touch to the English language. English being one of the only languages in the world to not have accents, this modification would be nice. This modification was not only made to be easier or to make English look better, it was also made as an update for the current outdated alphabet. This new alphabet resembles all modern speech and vocabulary if constructed the right way.
There is one thing I would like to mention. First let's look at the "rules" of this new alphabet.
1. No need for double letters
2. No need for silent letters
3. No need for several sounds to be applied to single letters
Take the verb "fix". Now make it past tense, "fixed". In my new alphabet this becomes "fiks" in present tense. Which seems normal enough. Now let's make it past tense. "Fiksd". The E was dropped due to Rule #2. And now the word itself does not look very pleasing. Two ideas came to my mind. Use the Germanic inflection "ge-". For example, "gefiks". Or use the Albanian-inspired inflection "-u". For example, "fiksu". Numerous options exist for this problem, all solutions being easier than actually applying this new alphabet for English speakers.
In order for this change to happen, we need people in the higher up to realize the need and want for this change. Posting on social media and sharing with friends is great. Below is a transcript of this petition using only my new alphabet.
I'm not saying it has to be this different from normal English, but we all get the idea.
*Also, do not mistake this alphabet for a different language. Although it looks like a different language, it's still English. Try and read it as normally as possible*
New Alphabet Transcript (based on American English):
Evër wëndër wai đí Iņliş ælfëbet iz so wírd?
Ríd đæt fërst sentins ænd jëst æsk yorself wët ledërz don't bílåņ. Şër, æt sëm point in taim đíz ledërz did indíd bílåņ. Bët léņwij çénjiz. Ænd speliņ şėd çénj æz wel. Bílo iz é list ëv é madifaiu (modify-you) Iņliş ælfëbet đæt wëz kríétu bai mí, ålđo ai du nat wiş të ték ení kredit æz đer hæz ben mení ëđërz laik mí.
A, Å, Æ, Ai, Au, B, Ç, D, Đ, E, Ë, Ė, É, F, G, H, I, Í, J, K, L, M, N, Ņ, O, Oi, P, R, S, Ş, T, Þ, U, V, W, Y, Z, Ż
Rait ëwé yu mait bí nodisiņ æksent markz. Don't bí ëfréd, ål đíz ledërz reprëzent ål đí saundz ëv Madërn Iņliş. Wail it símz laik đis iz onlí mékiņ đí ælfëbet mor difëkėlt, it'z ækşėlí mékiņ it mor ízí. Þénk ëbaut it đis wé, íç ledër nau reprëzentz wën saund. Wiç iz grét nuz for nu lërnërz (frëm ëđër ælfëbetz). Inkludiņ çildrin hu ar bíiņ rézu æz nédiv Iņliş spíkërz. Đis ålso mékz lërniņ đí vauėlz ívin ízíër. Iņliş hæz onlí 5 vauėlz, yet it hæz 13 vauėl saundz (14 or 15 dípendiņ an hu yu æsk). For nu lërnërz đæt'z é lat të ték in. For evrí nu lërnër ëv đí ælfëbet, inkludiņ nédiv çildrin, 3 or 4 vauėl saundz nídz tu bí memëraizu ænd ëplaiu (apply-you) tu íç vauėl. Đí sém goz for kansënintz. Đí ledër C, for igzæmpėl. Lėk æt đíz þrí wërdz.
Circle, car, dance.
Circle hæz tu C'z, yet boþ ar pronaunsu difrintlí. Aut ëv ål þrí wërdz, wën C saundz laik é S, wën laik é K, ænd wën laik é 'ts' saund (dants). Đæt'z þrí difrint saundz for wën ledër. Æz yu kæn sí ai drapu đis ëbnakşis ledër frëm đí madifaiu ælfëbet. Ai ålso drapu Q, kënsidëriņ it iz onlí evër pronaunsu laik K. Ai drapu đí ledër X æz wel bíkëz it iz é ledër đæt yużwėlí onlí reprëzentz tu saundz æt wënts. For igzæmpėl, 'gz' or 'ks'. Ríplésiņ X wiđ đí kërekt ledërz đæt reprëzent đí saundz wil mék lërniņ ízíër. Yu kæn ålso sí ai ríplésu ål kansënint daigræfz wiþ wën siņėl keriktër.
Ch=ç, dh=đ, ng=ņ, sh=ş, th=þ, zh=ż
Đis mékz lërniņ mëç ízíër, bíkëz instæd ëv memëraiziņ wën saund të tu difrint ledërz, wën saund iz bíiņ aplaiu të wën ledër. Yu kæn ålso sí mai instëléşin ëv ekştrë vauėlz të fit đí ëmaunt ëv vauėl saundz. Bílo iz é sekind list ëv đí sém ledërz, iksept wiþ đí IPA íkwivėlintz (in đí sém igzækt ordër). Plíz du nat ësum đí pronënsíéşin ëv đíz saundz. Lėk đem ëp if nídu.
/ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /æ/, /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /b/, /tʃ/, /d/, /ð/, /e/, /ə/, /ʊ/, /eɪ/, /f/, /g/, /h/, /ɪ/, /i:/, /dʒ/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /oʊ/, /ɔɪ/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /ʃ/, /t/, /θ/, /u:/, /v/, /w/, /j/, /z/, /ʒ/
Æz yu gaiz kæn sí bai đoz IPA íkwivėlintz, đis madifaiu ælfëbet iz nat onlí ízíër for evríwën bët it ålso ædz é verí nais tëç të đí Iņliş léņwij. Iņliş bíiņ wën ëv đí onlí léņwijiz in đí wërld të nat hæv æksentz, đis madifikéşin wėd bí nais. Đis madifikéşin wëz nat onlí méd të bí ízíër or të mék Iņliş lėk betër, it wëz ålso méd æz in ëpdét for đí Kërint autdétu ælfëbet. Đis nu ælfëbet rízembėlz ål madërn spíç ænd vokæbyulerí if kënstrëktu đí rait wé.
Đer iz wën þiņ ai wėd laik të mençin. Fërst let's lėk æt đí "rulz" ëv đis nu ælfëbet.
1. No níd for dëbėl ledërz
2. No níd for sailint ledërz
3. No níd for sevrėl saundz të bí ëplaiu të siņėl ledërz
Ték đí vërb "fix". Nau mék it pæst tens, "fixed". In mai nu ælfëbet đis bíkëmz "fiks" in prezint tens. Wiç símz normėl ínëf. Nau let's mék it pæst tens. "Fiksd". Đí E wëz drapu du të Rul #2. Ænd nau đí wërd itself dëz nat lėk verí plíziņ. Tu aidíëz kém të mai maind. Yuz đí Jërmænik inflekşin "ge-". For igzæmpėl, "gefiks". Or yuz đí Ælbéníin-inspairu inflekşin "-u". For igzæmpėl, "fiksu". Numëris apşinz igzist for đis prablëm, ål sëluşinz bíiņ ízíër đæn ækşyuėlí ëplaiyiņ đis nu ælfëbet for Iņliş spíkërz.
In ordër for đis çénj të hæpin, wí níd pípėl in đí haiër ëp të ríėlaiz đí níd ænd want for đis çénj. Postiņ an soşėl mídía ænd şæriņ wiþ frendz iz grét. Bílo iz é trænskript ëv đis pėtişin yuziņ onlí mai nu ælfëbet.
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Petition created on July 19, 2019