2006-08-14 16:46:29 · 29 answers · asked by docrod47 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
we meaning people who speak english. it seems like the silent e is useless
2006-08-14 16:55:01 · update #1
can't we just infer meaning from context like homophones?
2006-08-14 16:56:00 · update #2
**** get the retarded british to drop all those useless u's they use in all their words
colour it is color damn it
2006-08-14 16:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is already a bad mix with no logical rules. I feel sorry for anyone having to learn it, but it developed over time naturally. You can't force a change in it, and gotta let it happen.
People have tried making up languages, like Esperanto, and Ido, but how many speakers of those have you crossed.
Point made, time will delete the e's, or leave them.... It cannot be forced.
2006-08-20 22:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Benjamin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If we do delete them, then some words will be pronounced wrong. For example, hid and hide. The silent e gives the i a long vowel sound explaining the pronounciation of hide. Hid-and -Go-Seek isn't game we all used to run around and play during our childhood.
2006-08-15 01:15:06 · answer #3 · answered by lilliant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! And lets delete that silent A in the word 'meaning'. HMMM? Too late! If we had to suffer through school learning that some things make sense and the rest you have to memorize, then I say "SO WILL EVERYONE AFTER MEEEEEEE!"
2006-08-22 01:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we got rid of the "silent" E's, we'd move on to other "silent" things, and then, the English language would be even more f***** up than it already is. Not all letters are silent all the time...
2006-08-15 00:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by Rockerbaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? The silent E at the end of a word determines wheather or not the vowel in the word is long or short.... go to school DA.... duhh
2006-08-21 23:04:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Context is not always possible to distinguish between "cap" and "cape". "It's cold outside, get your cap(e)." The "e" is not really silent, it serves an important phonetic function to distinguish between two different vowels before the final consonant.
2006-08-15 08:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do we have the desire to change everything?!?! Why can't people just leave things alone and accept it the way it is?!?! I'm personally very fond of that silent 'e.'
2006-08-21 21:21:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...but then "useless" would become "less us"...doesn't make sense. We would have to change "useless" into yusles...that would be a whole new language...."language" would be: "langwidj"...naaah...I don't like it a bit! Let's keep the silent e....I'm quite fond of it....kwuyt....for quite....no way!
2006-08-19 04:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silent e has an important job! cap tap nap hat fat rat ......
cape tape nape hate fate rate
How will we know which word is which?
2006-08-14 23:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
but iwthout the silent e ..it's like use-less becomes USE-less.. i mean litterally..
but it's like if the language was so easy.. then it owuld be kinda pointless too..it owuld loose its personality
2006-08-20 18:21:28 · answer #11 · answered by Charly C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋