2006-06-13 08:30:11 · 25 answers · asked by M B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
We'd still pronounce it the same... no big deal as far as I'm concerned.
2006-06-13 08:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by Muddy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This would merely be a minor change in linguistic form for the English language. Small changes like this have taken place over many centuries. Mostly vowel changes that were consolidation to one letter with a variety of sounds. Formerly diphthongs, but now just pronounced in the way it is taught. For example, we know nice rhymes with ice, so why isn't height spelled hight? It's the way we know the letter "i" to sound, though in some cases the diphthong still stands as necessary. In time the letter c may only be used with the soft sound as in cease and the letter k may take over all hard c sounds like in cat (or kat as you put it) since k has no alternative sounds.
2006-06-13 15:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by ejt19320 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think it was a digital cat or a robotic one and "KAT" could stand for an acronym like "kinetic automated tracker." There could be a series - all animals who track others - cats track mice and birds, etc. The purpose could be to study how their limbs move while in pursuit in order to improve range of motion in human artificial limbs.
2006-06-13 15:35:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sir Poochala 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The you would probably ask, "what if kat was spelled CAT?"
2006-06-13 15:33:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you look at the history of the word Cat it actually was spelled
with a "k" at various times and in various languages.
Cat goes back to O.E. (old english) 700 A.D.
Earlier references are germanic (c.400-450) Kattuz,
and from Latin Cattus. Further back, (c.350), are
Byzantine Greek, Katta, and Nubian or Berber Kadiska.
2006-06-13 15:46:34 · answer #5 · answered by shapsjo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was spelled that, that would be a cool looking Kat. lol!
2006-06-13 15:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by DEIDRESWEET2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then everyone could pronouce my name correctly for KAT is how I spell it! And say it!
2006-06-13 15:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by laylaface2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then it would be "The Kat In The Hat", and C would be for Cranberries. No biggie
2006-06-13 15:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by adamprice271 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there is a lot of people named kat and also the candy kit kat..so what is the point???
2006-06-13 15:33:33 · answer #9 · answered by sanangel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
then we would ask what if kat was spelled cat?
2006-06-13 15:32:55 · answer #10 · answered by seguinbaseball5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if cat was spelled kat, it would be kat, not cat. nothin else would happen.
2006-06-13 16:17:57 · answer #11 · answered by You Know It! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋