I make a motion that we come up with a new spelling for "iron"

[MmmSkyscraper]

You could do the usual US thing and remove some vowels.

I propose the new spelling of iron is rn.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

It's not spelled the way it's pronounced? Who the hell cares? This is English dammit!

You know the one that gets me? Worcester. City in Massachusetts named after a city in England. Looks like "Wore-chest-er," or maybe "Wore-sess-ter." Nope. It's "woo-ster." Yes, in English "orce" is pronounced as a long U. It sounds like Elmer Fudd on a chicken farm: "I'm gonna get that wascally wooster..."

English is a retarded language. We could change it, but I don't want to learn new spellings for everything, stop trying to change the ones I know.

 

[Injury]

pronouncing it as "errn" worked just fine at the iron foundry I used to work at.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: Foxery
There are many far worse offenses in the English language :/

Besides, you didn't suggest a better way!

My nomination: "eyeklopturn"

The "klopt" is silent.

It needs a 7, but other than that, I agree with this suggestion.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
You could do the usual US thing and remove some vowels.

I propose the new spelling of iron is rn.

lol

 

[dighn]

then it would become inconsistent with ironic

 

[sdifox]

How about just call it Fe?

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: sdifox
How about just call it Fe?

Fine, but what do we do about a steam iron? "I think I left the fe on" sounds dumb.

 

[Zedtom]

This entire discussion is based on phonics.

Wikipedia link

It is my opinion that an entire generation of American's have difficulty with spelling words because phonics has fallen into disfavor with educators. Phonics was the most utilized method of teaching spelling in the public schools up until around 1980.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: Zedtom
This entire discussion is based on phonics.

Wikipedia link

It is my opinion that an entire generation of American's have difficulty with spelling words because phonics has fallen into disfavor with educators. Phonics was the most utilized method of teaching spelling in the public schools up until around 1980.

Proper use of apostrophes has also apparently fallen out of favor

 

[Fern]

I make a motion that we fix the spelling of your name.

I'm pretty sure many of us don't pronounce it New-Clear- Ned (nu-clear-ned)

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: sirjonk

Originally posted by: sdifox
How about just call it Fe?

Fine, but what do we do about a steam iron? "I think I left the fe on" sounds dumb.

the topic is dumb and you expect a reply to be smart?

 

[BoomerD]

So what, you want to spell it "IERN" since that's how it sounds?

 

[Inspector Jihad]

but they already made all those posters for iron man

 

[JohnCU]

i expected a long rant when i opened this thread. you disappointed me ned.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
It's not spelled the way it's pronounced? Who the hell cares? This is English dammit!

You know the one that gets me? Worcester. City in Massachusetts named after a city in England. Looks like "Wore-chest-er," or maybe "Wore-sess-ter." Nope. It's "woo-ster." Yes, in English "orce" is pronounced as a long U. It sounds like Elmer Fudd on a chicken farm: "I'm gonna get that wascally wooster..."

It's Wuh-sta. Get it right, foolio.

 

[glenn1]

We could just add an extra vowel like the Brits do to words like colour, valour, etc. How does "iroun" strike you? Should go well with aluminium.

 

[RaistlinZ]

There are a lot of stupid English words that aren't pronounced the way they are written. What about the word "colonel"?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I say we change the spelling to M O O N...oh wait, that spells iron.