Why is English spelling so irregular?

Why is English spelling so irregular?

The English spelling system developed over the centuries and the irregularities came about because of various invaders and writers trying to fit their alphabet and sounds to English: English developed from the Anglo-Saxons & Vikings from northern Germany and Scandinavia.

Is English spelling consistent?

Unlike many other languages, English spelling has never been systematically updated and thus today only partly holds to the alphabetic principle. Most phonemes in English can be spelled in more than one way. E.g. the words fear and peer contain the same sound in different spellings.

Why English is messed up?

The unlucky thing for English spelling is that during the very same time, huge changes in pronunciation were happening. Middle English was becoming Modern English. So we get one spelling for many vowel sounds—ea in knead, bread, wear, and great—and multiple spellings for one vowel sound—due and dew, so and sew.

What is the most aggressive language?

Hindi is up there in how aggressive it sounds. Depends. Japanese can sound both very aggressive or very gentle, but it doesn’t depend on mood as much as the speaker. People say German sounds aggressive, but it’s kind of stereotyped.

What is the meanest sounding language?

GERMAN is the most evil sounding language by far, IMO.

Which is the most beautiful language?

Below are the world’s 10 Most beautiful languages.

1. English. English is a remarkable language and has a unique history among the major languages in the world.
2. Arabic. Its alphabet and extraordinary calligraphy may be the most beautiful feature in the Arabic language.
3. Italian.
4. Chinese.
5. Czech.
6. Wolof.
7. Finnish.
8. Cherokee.

What is the most melodic language?

Arabic

What is the fastest language?

Japanese

Is HTML a coding language?

Technically, HTML is a programming language. In fact, HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. While HTML and CSS are declarative, most coding is computational – and it’s what most other coding languages are designed for.

Who invented okay?

Charles Gordon Greene