Graphic Design Thesis

An Iŋgliš Orþografē Rēform – Proposal

Writing has had the effect across multiple cultures of transmitting abstract ideas across wide spans of time and space. For alphabetic languages, sounds are transcribed into the individual components we know as letters, which approximate what mouth-movements should be done in what order, typically having one letter or some combination assigned to one sound. English, however, we find that words are not “spelled how they sound,” as a “th” can make sounds such as in “that,” “thought, and “Thomas” equally, just as “ch” can make the sounds in “chocolate” or “school.” Why is it that we allow our language to accumulate such odd, inconsistent rules? When do we say “enough,” that we are “through,” or at least that these conventions at-present are not “worth the weight?”

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