And this is from an elementary literacy teacher who sees the frustration of students learning to read unusual spellings every day.

Ppl jus neeed 2 lern 2 spel beta.

Very true.

The way a word is spoken varies from person to person, region to region, their background, from generation to generation, etc. So which pronunciation do you standardise the spelling to? Just leave it as it is. It's not that hard to spell your words correctly, specially now that we have automatic spellcheckers.

To be fair, spelling varies from country to country.

TomMAYtoe, tomAAHtoe.

More like color, colour.

^ You see to me color has a pronunciation similar to collar.

i don't really mind either way, does it really matter?

And to me, "colour" should rhyme with "link". ;)

That changes everything...

No. What would be the reasoning for this?

It's too complicated. Everyone learning Esperanto instead would be easier, and there's no way that's ever going to happen.

God forbid we all spell like they did in Old English. :/

It seems to me like the spelling is logical, but somewhat inconsistent...

@-sapherequeen-: It's an interesting topic to discuss. Because I know several individuals who wish the spelling was different. And obviously, it gave me the idea to ask this question here (I'm simply curious as to what others have to say about this).

I personally believe it shouldn't be changed. Because people should learn how to spell words correctly. And if they don't, well, that's tough luck.

If you really care that much about logical spelling, I say learn Spanish and converse with people in that language.

If you're referring to me, I already speak Spanish.

I was just commenting in general.

I would guess a lot of people would get seriously confused if they changed it...

I hate how it is like that!

^ What exactly is so bad about it? There's so many different people and different dialects. It's not the same for everybody. It would be too much trouble to change it.

By the way, if anyone cares-

If a word can be spelt (yes, it's 'spelt') with an 'ou' such as moustache, (mustache) or colour (color) I prefer to spell it that way. Not sure why, really. I guess I just like it that way.

Like I said, when I read "colour" it rhymes with "velour."

Our spelling may not always make sense - and varies - but it does provide a certain standardization. And anyways, we have the IPA to give us pronunciation of things. For example, whether it's "color" or "colour," it's always pronounced /kʌlər/, no matter how tempted I am to make it rhyme with velour.

@DramaQueen1020
I come form a country that spells words the way they hear them! Example: Cat, c is a c and K is a K! Why is C pronounced like a K? And sometimes C is pronounced like a C! Why is it spelled C-A-T not K-A-T? Like my name... People ask me why my name is spelled that way! Viktoriya not Victoria... It's because my name is Viktoriya it's not (Vistoria) Coming from Europe where things are actually spelled the the way the are HEARD! That is why spelling always been so complicated for me! That is what I think and if u have a problem with that the face it... Because I'm not gonna start a argument with you, you just trying to change my mind or argue! That happens 90% of the time on here!

^Yes, it happens about 90% of the time because this is a debate club. In debate, people argue and try to make people see their side. But for the most part it's mature agrueing, not petty fights.

C is pronounced like a K, and an S. if it wasn't pronounced like a K, it would just be...S. And you can thank the Ancient Greeks for that, that's where our alphabet comes from.

Again, if that's how your name's spelled, fine. But not everyone pronounces the same words the same way. It's like with the word deity. Some people say 'dee-uh-tee' and some say 'die-uh-tee'. But it's the same word, and spelt the same. And what if a person has an accent? In the Yiddish language, the letter W doesn't exist. So many people for whom Yiddish is their mother tongue, they pronounce W sounds as V when speaking English. Same can be said for other languages.

If I may, what country are you from, Viktoriya? I've never been to Europe :( but I know people who have. They've never mentioned anything about words being spelt exactly the way they're heard. As an American, I can say that Americans tend to pronounce things they way they're seen! France is pronounced "frons", but many Americans say "frans". Heehee, silly Americans.

If you have trouble spelling words, that's fine. Many people can have difficulties like that. But it's not a reason to go changing the whole English language at once.

I don't see why.

Though it would be more logical imo, I feel like it just wouldn't work. We are so deep into these spelling that I feel like it would be unrealistic to try.