Inconsistent Vowels (or 'Why I love Italian')

[Rachel Caldecott]

 

[G L Sheridan]

Yes, Italian is more logical in that every letter is pronounced (unlike French). So for example, it's pizza (pee-tsa) not (pizzah), bella (bel-lah) not (bellah), posso (pos-so) not (possoh). English is more complicated and like every language, is evolving, but its complexity is its charm and beauty and I wouldn't want to change a single thing.

 

[Rachel Caldecott]

I love English too. One of my favorite tapes was one by Charles W Dunn. He is awesome. There are several pieces on his on YouTube. If you like Changing English, you'll love this.

 

[G L Sheridan]

I love English too. One of my favorite tapes was one by Charles W Dunn. He is awesome. There are several pieces on his on YouTube. If you like Changing English, you'll love this.

Goodness, how things have changed. I have 'The Canterbury Tales' and can more or less make out the meaning, but this goes further back and seems to have Norse roots. What will we sound like in a thousand years?