After the simplification of spelling system ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography_reform_of_1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography_r

After the simplification of spelling system ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography_reform_of_1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography_reform_of_1... ), German got a big advantage: you can write and read nearly everything, even if you don't know its meaning. Due to much more complicated grammar German is much more difficult to learn than English, but at least the spelling is easy. I wonder why more languages never try to simplify their orthographies. Children could spend years learning useful things, instead of wasting time on spelling. Controversial opinion here: they should have removed ß (sharffes S) completely. It is still used in some relatively rare cases.