Immy
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Now that we're well into the 21st Century it's high time we fix words that for decades have had awkward spelling. Most of these are due to roots in foreign languages but since they've been inaccurately pronounced for so long, we should simply adopt a new spelling. Some prime candidates for me are:
SUBPOENA - I recommend something closer to the actual pronunciation, like SUPEENA.
FEBRUARY - Drop that first R already, no one says it anyway.
ORANGUTAN - Adding another G at the end not only brings it in line with how every non-scientist pronounces it, but it gives it a much more pleasant, flowing sound.
MORTGAGE - Get rid of that T. It's no wonder people have difficulty learning English with useless letters like that.
A LOT - With much regret, I have to recommend that this phrase be combined into the already familiar and heavily-used ALOT. The internet has given it such renewed strength that there's no turning back now.
NEANDERTHAL - If anthropologists insist on pronouncing the end as TALL then drop that H and add another L. If not, we're saying THAL.
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SUBPOENA - I recommend something closer to the actual pronunciation, like SUPEENA.
FEBRUARY - Drop that first R already, no one says it anyway.
ORANGUTAN - Adding another G at the end not only brings it in line with how every non-scientist pronounces it, but it gives it a much more pleasant, flowing sound.
MORTGAGE - Get rid of that T. It's no wonder people have difficulty learning English with useless letters like that.
A LOT - With much regret, I have to recommend that this phrase be combined into the already familiar and heavily-used ALOT. The internet has given it such renewed strength that there's no turning back now.
NEANDERTHAL - If anthropologists insist on pronouncing the end as TALL then drop that H and add another L. If not, we're saying THAL.
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