• JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    20 days ago

    Language is fluid, but standardised spellings are helpful for clarity and ease of reading.

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      20 days ago

      Anybody who’s every read a document written prior to the eighteenth century will tell you that people had a pretty “interpretive” way of spelling back in the day lol.

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        The hallmark of a truly sophisticated language is the ability to express complex thoughts consistently and conscisely.

        And without so many unnecessary U’s.