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Unfortunately English can’t have a single spelling authority, specifically because it’s so popular. It would have to be able to issue binding regulations to the
by sbierwagen 7y ago
Unfortunately English can’t have a single spelling authority, specifically because it’s so popular. It would have to be able to issue binding regulations to the governments of India, the US and the UK, which would be politically difficult.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoBut British English could have. I mean it desperately needs reform, it's a mess. I guess the problem is the momentum of such a large population of speakers means this risks breaking British English off in such a way that it may eventually become too non-standard and British people become disadvantaged somehow.
- markus92 7y agoThe first ten years after a major spelling reform can be a bit of a mess, but as long as the changes aren’t too big or unrecognizable, it should be doable. The Commonwealth should be able to do it, if the political will is there.
- mbroncano 7y agoThat doesn’t seem to be a problem with French or Spanish, arguably also quite popular.