Do you happen to know why they are not all spelt with the same starting letter? I have no clue.
2006-11-19 05:39:43 · 5 answers · asked by erinjl123456 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
ape girl is right.
citty looks too much like city.
kat looks too much like the shortened form of Katherine.
2006-11-19 06:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no exact reason. The problem was that in the 1500's spelling was still a irrelevant thing - most people couldn't write let alone spell. Once more people learnt to read (1600's) it became more important and for some time people just spelt things as they were said in their area. With their different accents, things were said differently. Certain words from one area become popular and certain words from another area became popular so they weren't always spelt a similar way. It was the invention of the printing press that made people spell words the same way, which was usually the most popular way. There was never any government regulation on spelling, which is good because it's made the English language one of the most diverse and useful languages, though it has the disadvantage of not having a regular way of spelling things. It's good for spelling competitions though!
2016-05-22 03:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only guess I can hazard is that the English language was shaped over many centuries by many cultures, including (but not limited to) French, German (Anglo-Saxon), Celtic, and Nordic dialects. The letter changes could all have the same sound, but come from different lanuage-backgrounds, leading to the different spellings.
2006-11-19 05:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by zoralink3 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because in our language a C before an A in a word has the K sound. A C before and I has an S sound. Think city or citizen.
2006-11-19 05:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by ape2016 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
becasue ci makes the wrong sound
2006-11-19 05:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋