Editing Talk:1069: Alphabet

That would ''probably'' work anyways. I hear women love it when you play hard to get like that. '''[[User:Davidy22|<span title="I want you."><u><font color="purple" size="2px">David</font><font color="green" size="3px">y</font></u><sup><font color="indigo" size="1px">22</font></sup></span>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 13:38, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Is it not also relevant that the "ea" in heart and beat are pronounced differently, an example of the irregularity of English orthography. {{unsigned ip|91.89.211.18}}
:In "rearrange" (used in the comic) the letters "ea" comprise two syllables, and the schwa is more stressed than in "realize", which is barely audible when pronounced at all (although it might depend on regional accents).
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.89|108.162.237.89]] 02:26, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
:...and also in learn, bread, break, beard, bear, create, reality, realize, sergeant. So, 11 different pronunciations. Did I miss any? ––[[User:St.nerol|St.nerol]] ([[User talk:St.nerol|talk]]) 22:11, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
::In what way are the pairs beat/beard and learn/bread pronounced differently? [[Special:Contributions/161.49.249.254|161.49.249.254]] 21:18, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
:::Beat/beard seems the same. Mistake. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/learn?s=t Learn] has the same vowel as "surge", and [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bread?s=t bread] is pronounced with the short "e"-sound, as in "best". –[[User:St.nerol|St.nerol]] ([[User talk:St.nerol|talk]]) 22:15, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
::::Those vowels all sound different to me. It all depends on your accent. [[User:Tarkov|Tarkov]] ([[User talk:Tarkov|talk]]) 09:03, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

/hɑɹt/
/biːt/
/lɝn/
/bɹɛd/
/bɹeɪk/
/bɪɹd/
/bɛɚ/
/kɹiːˈeɪt/
/riˈæləti/
I couldn't find realize and sergeant. You can see it isn't just the vowels that are different. [[User:Tharkon|Tharkon]] ([[User talk:Tharkon|talk]]) 01:34, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

*beat/beard /biːt/ vs /bɪɹd/ or /bɪəd/
*learn/bread /lɜɹn/ vs /bɹɛd/. The difference between ''learn'' and ''bread'' is similar to the difference between ''stir'' /stɜɹ/ and ''stare'' /stɛɹ/, which are not homophones.
*realize /ˈɹiːəlaɪz/
*sergeant  /ˈsɑːɹdʒənt/
[[User:Xhfz|Xhfz]] ([[User talk:Xhfz|talk]]) 13:34, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

It's a nice touch that Cueball's second sentence entirely omits the vowel 'u' thus forgetting "about 'U' in a heartbeat"[[Special:Contributions/162.158.202.82|162.158.202.82]] 14:05, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
:almost def a coincidence but still cool. also see jan misali's spelling reform videos. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.35.70|172.70.35.70]] 14:07, 16 September 2021 (UTC)Bumpf

== Let's fix English spelling! ==

Let's start a thread here, adding more logical rules for English spelling. Please add more rules! Each rule must be written following all prior rules.

Replace all uses of "c", except in "ch", with "s" or "k". "City" and "copy" are now "sity" and "kall". Because "ch" is actually "tsh" and the letter "c" is otherwise unused, replace "sh" with "c". "Ship" and "church" are now "cip" and "tcurtc". [[Special:Contributions/172.70.130.105|172.70.130.105]] 14:56, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
:"Copy"->"'''kopy' '" and "'''call'''"->"kall", I presume you mean. And you missed out on vowels/vowel-likes ("siti" and "kopi", definitely, and maybe "kol" unless you want to go for "kawl" or even repurpose 'y' for "kyl" as even the likes of "yacht" might be better rewritten as "uot"), if we can pursuade people to assume a common accent. ("buoy" -> "boi" or "bui" or...? That'll be an argument!)
:Can I keep the 'ch' in "loch", though? Hint: it aint either "lok" ''or'' "loc", even if we now have the likes of a "kiroprakter" or "ciropodist". [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135|141.101.98.135]] 15:27, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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 :almost def a coincidence but still cool. also see jan misali's spelling reform videos. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.35.70|172.70.35.70]] 14:07, 16 September 2021 (UTC)Bumpf
-== Let's fiks Eenglic speling! ==
+== Let's fix English spelling! ==
 Let's start a thread here, adding more logical rules for English spelling. Please add more rules! Each rule must be written following all prior rules.
-Replace all uses of "c", except in "ch", with "s" or "k". "City" and "copy" are now "sity" and "kopy". Because "ch" is actually "tsh" and the letter "c" is otherwise unused, replace "sh" with "c". "Ship" and "church" are now "cip" and "tcurtc". [[Special:Contributions/172.70.130.105|172.70.130.105]] 14:56, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
+Replace all uses of "c", except in "ch", with "s" or "k". "City" and "copy" are now "sity" and "kall". Because "ch" is actually "tsh" and the letter "c" is otherwise unused, replace "sh" with "c". "Ship" and "church" are now "cip" and "tcurtc". [[Special:Contributions/172.70.130.105|172.70.130.105]] 14:56, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
-:"Copy"->"'''kopy'''" and "'''call'''"->"kall", I presume you mean. And you missed out on vowels/vowel-likes ("siti" and "kopi", definitely, and maybe "kol" unless you want to go for "kawl" or even repurpose 'y' for "kyl" as even the likes of "yacht" might be better rewritten as "uot"), if we can pursuade people to assume a common accent. ("buoy" -> "boi" or "bui" or...? That'll be an argument!)
+:"Copy"->"'''kopy' '" and "'''call'''"->"kall", I presume you mean. And you missed out on vowels/vowel-likes ("siti" and "kopi", definitely, and maybe "kol" unless you want to go for "kawl" or even repurpose 'y' for "kyl" as even the likes of "yacht" might be better rewritten as "uot"), if we can pursuade people to assume a common accent. ("buoy" -> "boi" or "bui" or...? That'll be an argument!)
 :Can I keep the 'ch' in "loch", though? Hint: it aint either "lok" ''or'' "loc", even if we now have the likes of a "kiroprakter" or "ciropodist". [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135|141.101.98.135]] 15:27, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
-::Thanks for pointing out the copy/kall issue! That was the only rule I added; feel free to add more! [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.87|172.70.126.87]] 15:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
-:::Can yooe reed this mesuj? It iz riten funeticly. Ie em in thu Yuenietd Staets, soe sum uv the spelingz miet not seem funetic if yooe or frum unuthr cuntry. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.178.95|172.70.178.95]] 21:09, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
-The inventor of the QWERTY keyboard managed to "rearrange the alphabet and put U and I together". --[[User:ColorfulGalaxy|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy|talk]]) 02:38, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
-: I is next to U on a QWERTY keyboard. WE are neighbors. [http://scratch.mit.edu/users/windoctahedron WindOctahedron] ([[talk]]) 21:09, 20 May 2022 (UTC)