worse than the impact of texting, for sure

[novapsyche]

British government spells end of 'i before e' rule: Teachers are advised not to pass on the mantra — too many exceptions

The English language really is going to the fools. Why not get rid of all irregular verbs, too?

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

In my high school we learned "Neither leisured sheik nor counterfeit heir seized the weird foreign height."

[atdt1991.livejournal.com]

The loss of irregular verbs is well on its way by decades, actually.

[vaxjedi]

Language is dynamic. It changes constantly. That's the nature of the beast. Education has to change with it.

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

Because we'd be stuck with only verbs adopted from Latin? Really, the core of our language is irregular. Try declining "to be" in English sometime... "To go" is just as much fun.

[pstscrpt.livejournal.com]

I think it's saying they should stop pretending English spelling has that rule, not that they should change the spelling of the words that don't fit.

Correcting English spelling would be wonderful, but as long as we don't have the will to do that, we ought to admit that spelling largely has to be memorized word-by-word.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Yes, it indeed does. Rote memorization works wonders for getting correct spelling into one's head. Why do you think spelling bees are so popular in the early grades?

I have witnessed 'weird' spelled as 'wierd' for years. That and more will happen much more often now.