What would happen if we abandoned standard forms of spelling?

Answer 1

If thee standard form of spelling will be abandoned then there will presentations of spelling variations of certain words. Though there will be misinterpretation of the meaning of some words, generally the word that is meant to be will remain understood the way it meant. Till early 18th century, spelling was not standardized and there was no significant impact on spelling differentiation aside from a word being spelled differently. Reform has been made for thee spelling standardization on the 20th century yet different spelling versions of some words remain unchanged and still exist, particularly differences in some American and British words. Check out the reference for lists of words.

Practically speaking, these days, there are so many who doesn't care with the correct spelling usage yet they remain understood. Every now and then words are spelled erroneously out of ignorance and negligence, words are misspelled on purpose and any other reasons of misspellings. There seems to be an increasing tolerance and acceptance of "spelling variations". Isn't this somehow signals the abandonment of standardized form of spelling?

In this case, with standard form of spelling abandoned it will make certain written languages in disunity and informal in terms of words representations. There will be no need for spelling lessons then while dictionaries will be used sparingly. Written language will become........(???) just think of what you can say it will become.

Answer 2

Just reading, and trying to make sense out of the questions on answers is a challenge because spelling is so poor. Seems to me its only going to get worse. If we abandoned standard forms of spelling I think there would be chaos.

Answer 3

It might not be the "Tower of Babble" that, first comes to mind. Available computer technology, (much like "spell check", today), could translate your personal "prose" and spelling into a standard, generally, acceptable form. The tools to do this are, already, available, and in use by federal and industry organizations. ORACLE Corp has software like this.

All that is needed if for someone like yourself to implement the computer application with existing software.(Hint: It might be easier to, just learn how to spell, correctly)
Regards, Bob Watson (friend and admirer of "Spell Check".)

Answer 4

Not much, I don't think. Long ago I adopted some shorter forms of certain words - like thru for through, and tho for though, and thot for thought. To me they are more convenient, at times. For one thing, I used to publish a small newsletter, and space was at a premium, so I did everything I could to cut corners. No one ever complained that they could not understand me. Probably some may have thought I was a little weird, or maybe a poor speller, but no one ever made a big deal over it.

Answer 5

Then you would have a bunch of people trying to spell things how they think they should be spelled and there would no longer be any sort of order. Half the people wouldn't be able to understand what half the other people are trying to spell.

Not to mention, words that sound alike would probably be spelled alike, and in many cases that would make the sentance incorrect.

Answer 6

After reading some of these questions, I think they're already different forms of spelling. It's pretty sad to see how poorly people spell. The thing is, there's spell check, and they still don't use it ~~~

Answer 7

After reading some of the questions and answers on this site, I think that has already happened!

Answer 8

Communication would break down and mankind would be thrown back to the days of the Tower of Babel, when God confused man's language.

Answer 9

I think we'd have a difficult time understanding one another; reading traffic signs; reading billboards, maps, or searching for anything on the internet.

Answer 10

Microsoft would make millions catering to the need for new keyboards that function better for our illiterate youth.