If not for its use in forming sounds like ‘ch', the letter c is completely useless and can be replaced with k or s wherever needed, amirite?

But you accept that it is needed for 'ch' ... so what's the point?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

'x' kould replase 'ch.' ('x' is just 'ks' or 'z')

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That sounds like… wait, you're a Klingon.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

or give ch its own letter

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

DOWN WITH C

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I program in K ++, and I got a K- grade in the test.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

DOWN WITH C

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Down the c ness

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You had me until I saw 'Anshient' written out

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Q is also useless. On it's own it just makes a K sound. Only when paired with a U does it do the "qwuh" thing. Queen=Kween/Kueen Quail=Kwail/Kuail Quiet=Kwiet/Kuiet Toss Q in the trash with C where it belongs.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Alternatively, it can occasionally be replaced with kyu, as in kyueue - queue

by Anonymous 2 years ago

- Squirrel: skwirrel - Esquire: eskwire - acquiesce: akwiesce No thanks. Nope.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Language study was a very interesting class to take.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

So couldn't K also be replaced with C?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Sure, if you never want to be sure if cids sounds like kids or sids again C mafia moment

by Anonymous 2 years ago

This opinion is incorrect. Please forgive me if you have a learning disability. But you seem to suffer from the mistaken belief that orthography is primarily about sound. Why? And further, you also seem to be under the mistaken impression that within the orthography of the English language, "plase" would rhyme with "place" when it would likely rhyme with "lase" or "phase."

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I wonder how high people are when they put these out???

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm not high BUT i got about 2ish hours of good sleep in the last 24 hours sooo

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Phonetically, the "ch" sound is just "t" + "sh", so using "tsh" for that sound would remove the need for the "ch" digraph.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

No it doesn't... "t" sound requires your tongue to touch the roof of your mouth, the "ch" never does. Two different sounds. Say words that start with "t" and "ch". Pay attention to your tongue.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Kyst would be mispronounced. I'm sure there are other words, but that came to mind first. Mispronounked also seems off to me.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Scythe?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Sociopath!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

‘C' is one of my favourite letters.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Cute.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You misspelled it, it's spelled "kute".

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah I wouldn't pronounce that the same way though. That reads "KOO-tay" to me.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Nah the u doesn't have the garnish on it

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You'd be wrong then. If anything "kuh-ooht"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah but we NEED the "ch" sound. We need it!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Death to C. Git the pitchforks and torches. o. wait. wut?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oh sukk my kokk

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Since "ch" is a combination of letters, you could replace C here too, and, for example, say that "zh" makes the sound of "ch". Coming to unnecessary letters, there also is q which could be replaced by kw; v which could be replaced by f and w; x which could be replaced by ks; and y which could be replaced by i or j

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm in, where's the cult sign up and permission slips?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

þ was also part of english for ages. most people probably read it as a p or maybe a b, but it's supposed to sound like th

by Anonymous 2 years ago

pretty useful in mandarin pinyin

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Mortal Kombat was correct all along.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Keep c get rid of k.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

i, j, and y all have the same sound and function.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

K implies a harsh sound, C implies softer

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You might also want to take into account the fact that other languages exist besides of English. And that maybe that sound is required in other languages, from which you may have borrowed the word that uses it.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You mean "hypokrite"?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You do realise that "place" and "plase" wouldn't be pronounced the same right ? So you essentially contradicted your own point here… also, I'm really sorry to be the one to tell you this, but did you know there are other languages than English ? In which "c" is actually useful ?

by Anonymous 2 years ago