circus would then be sirkus. Seems to make more sense and be easier to read to me.
2006-11-06 08:07:04 · 10 answers · asked by socalchelle 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I realize we need it for words like chat. So I guess we would have to come up with a character that represents ch.
2006-11-06 08:18:08 · update #1
Here's a thing for you to do in your spare time.
Make a list of all the sounds that you make when speaking English (call them phonemes). Then make a single symbol for each! Write words in your new alphabet. Share your new alphabet with your friends and pass secret messages.
I think there are about 50 phonemes. Look at the pronunciation guide at the bottom of dictionary pages to see if your list is missing any.
2006-11-06 09:20:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine if you will, a world without Cs. Lets first try petting the Kat then having a kup of koffee as we read our daily paper about the Klinton kourt kase. Then, we go to work in our shevrolet selebrity to find ourselves akkused of missing yesterday's shief finansial offiser's speach on our fiskal health.I realize this doesn't answer the reason we need Cs but it helps in understanding the reason for having them in the first plase.
2006-11-06 16:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by knight_in_burntarmor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since English came from Latin, obviously a bunch of words in Latin need the letter C, and when English was made, it carried over. I know how spanish is spoken, and K is practically never used, it's always C (like in "casa"). I assume Latin is the same way. : )
2006-11-06 16:42:31 · answer #3 · answered by Mint and Cocoa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it isn't the C that sounds like S and K. But the S and K that sounds like a C!
2006-11-06 16:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by Flint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually chat does sound like shat.the reason we need c is because f the various rules in english. if we did not have c we would have to replace it with k or s which would be in violation of certain grammer rules
2006-11-06 16:15:34 · answer #5 · answered by HeWhoRunsWithScissors 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how about spelling words that have the letter c in them without the letter c and that should be your answer as to why we need the letter c
2006-11-06 16:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, so use "s" in place of "c" and say "chit-chat" out loud so your boss can hear you.
2006-11-06 16:18:22 · answer #7 · answered by boonietech 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree...and we should get rid of Z, W and all the vowels too.
2006-11-06 16:14:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you took away the letter c no one could go to church!!! God wouldn't be very happy.:)
2006-11-06 17:00:58 · answer #9 · answered by upcomingplayer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how about the word CHAT, it doesn't sound like KHAT or SHAT
2006-11-06 16:13:10 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋