English Should be Revised

[Lissa]

Why not tap one of them (living ones of course) to do this? I guess it's not a priority on many peoples plates, but I think it'd make learning this language so much easier for everyone!

Lots of people have proposed simplified phonetic systems for English orthography. The problem is not the lack of suitably talented linguists. The problem is network externalities. English is already known by over a billion people, and they are united by nothing except speaking English. The cost of altering it is enormous, and more importantly, who could possibly exert enough authority over English to change it?

-Jester

Just take a look at dialectics to see how different English is around the world. The use of words across the US alone can be mystifying.

For instance, what type of drink is Pepsi? Depending on where you're form, it's a soda, a pop, a soda pop, or (as in the Southeast US, think Georgia) a coke (note the lack of capitailization).