The English Alphabet Needs a Major Revision | ASMR

Name: The English Alphabet Needs a Major Revision | ASMR
Uploaded: 2023-01-31T20:00:17+00:00
Duration: 1 h 10 min 11 s

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Published 3 years ago

I share my own thoughts & perspective in a calm, relaxing manner (i.e. ASMR) as to why the English alphabet (and language) needs a serious update, is lacking in logic, and is littered with inconsistencies.

00:00:00 A Waste of Time & Energy
00:02:22 Brighter Minds Have Said It Better
00:03:35 A Tool That Needs Improving
00:05:14 Progression, Not Perfection
00:06:18 Logic, Consistency, Efficiency, Simplicity
00:07:05 A Square is Never a Circle
00:09:57 Last Update: 500 Years Ago
00:11:10 Cracks in the Foundation
00:11:44 The Phonetic Alphabet
00:13:01 Illogical & Outdated Letter Combinations
00:16:32 Same Spelling, Different Sound
00:18:00 Redundant Usage of Letters
00:19:26 Silent Letters
00:20:58 Words with Multiple Meanings
00:23:17 Just Pointing Out the Flaws
00:25:16 Letter A
00:27:34 Letter B
00:28:24 Letter C
00:30:46 Letter D
00:32:04 Letter E
00:34:08 Letter F
00:36:25 Letter G
00:37:42 Letter H
00:39:25 Letter I
00:41:09 Letter J
00:42:46 Letter K
00:44:01 Letter L
00:44:49 Letters M & N
00:46:28 Letter O
00:48:17 Letter P
00:49:04 Letter Q
00:51:42 Letter R
00:53:06 Letter S
00:53:58 Letter T
00:55:25 Letter U
00:58:39 The suffix -tion
00:58:58 Letter V
00:59:26 Letter W
01:00:32 Letter X
01:02:21 Letter Y
01:04:04 Letter Z
01:04:48 Closing Thoughts

The English Alphabet Needs a Major Revision | ASMR

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