> An equivalent premise to this author's would be to say that the inconsistent spelling and grammar of English is a millstone around its neck. I quote from the

> An equivalent premise to this author's would be to say that the inconsistent spelling and grammar of English is a millstone around its neck. I quote from the article: > I discussed the prima facie unsuitability of English to serve as a world communication medium. Which is linked to another article that discusses exactly that: http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2015/11/23/the-unsuitability-of-english/ http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2015/11/23/the-unsui...