This change is only for the written part, not oral, so all of the speak would still be the same. Aside from some grammatical rules, most of the change is within the alphabet and the different pronounciations of the letters. Basically, I would like to make it a language where a word is spelled exactly how it is pronounced.
Pros: Easier to learn. Easier to spell. Never any confusion on how to pronounce something such a Caribbean. Easier to use, avoids many complications. Something such as the word Lithium would never look weird for the first time (the second I in lithium breaks the english rules and makes a long e sound).
Cons: Writing would feel weird at first for those who are used to present spellings.
Here goes:
The alphabet would have to have major changes. We would have to get rid of some letters such as c or k, q, x,y, and possibly some others. Every letter would have 1 sound, not many, not another if you apply a hat, just one. Those sounds that are made with two letter would also be dismissed for one letter such as, the ch and sh sounds. Other letters like x, which the sound can be made up of more simpler elements - ks as in socks and sox. Some words would get a little longer, not too much and some would get a bit shorter as well.
Another idea that would be nice would be an extra letter of the vowel that you stress. This would help easily pin-point where exactly you stress it instead of us having to memorize all these words.
Instead, we would just have to memorize the sounds that the letters make and the letters.
As far as the grammar works. I would like to have neutral words. Such as smell for example. I don't like that there are far too many words describing one thing, or weird words that describe a variation. Like odor has a negative connotation. Why, create a word and give us the trouble to memorize it when all we have to do is say bad smell. Or maybe suffixes and preffixes would be a better system. But these suffixes and preffixes would change the connotation.
Another minor change would be to say what you are describing first before you describe it. Such as car red. I doesn't make sense to say red car, because the person doesn't know what you are describing before you actually say car. Think about it, how they describe the following: Big, juicy, mouth-watering, tasty... this could be a steak, some chicken, watermelon, just plain melon. Giving the object first would leave people less in the blind, making it easier to follow a conversation. Although it can make for some nice jokes, it seems incorrect.
*I may not know a lot of English, but I shouldn't need to be an English major to know better if I appear foolish. And I probably present an average English Intellect - I'm better at math.
Pros: Easier to learn. Easier to spell. Never any confusion on how to pronounce something such a Caribbean. Easier to use, avoids many complications. Something such as the word Lithium would never look weird for the first time (the second I in lithium breaks the english rules and makes a long e sound).
Cons: Writing would feel weird at first for those who are used to present spellings.
Here goes:
The alphabet would have to have major changes. We would have to get rid of some letters such as c or k, q, x,y, and possibly some others. Every letter would have 1 sound, not many, not another if you apply a hat, just one. Those sounds that are made with two letter would also be dismissed for one letter such as, the ch and sh sounds. Other letters like x, which the sound can be made up of more simpler elements - ks as in socks and sox. Some words would get a little longer, not too much and some would get a bit shorter as well.
Another idea that would be nice would be an extra letter of the vowel that you stress. This would help easily pin-point where exactly you stress it instead of us having to memorize all these words.
Instead, we would just have to memorize the sounds that the letters make and the letters.
As far as the grammar works. I would like to have neutral words. Such as smell for example. I don't like that there are far too many words describing one thing, or weird words that describe a variation. Like odor has a negative connotation. Why, create a word and give us the trouble to memorize it when all we have to do is say bad smell. Or maybe suffixes and preffixes would be a better system. But these suffixes and preffixes would change the connotation.
Another minor change would be to say what you are describing first before you describe it. Such as car red. I doesn't make sense to say red car, because the person doesn't know what you are describing before you actually say car. Think about it, how they describe the following: Big, juicy, mouth-watering, tasty... this could be a steak, some chicken, watermelon, just plain melon. Giving the object first would leave people less in the blind, making it easier to follow a conversation. Although it can make for some nice jokes, it seems incorrect.
*I may not know a lot of English, but I shouldn't need to be an English major to know better if I appear foolish. And I probably present an average English Intellect - I'm better at math.
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