English is the JavaScript of languages. As a result everything will be written in it eventually. https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-principle-of-least-power/ ht

English is the JavaScript of languages. As a result everything will be written in it eventually. https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-principle-of-least-power/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-principle-of-least-power/ Edit: also the relationship between pronunciation, spelling and meaning is less architectural and more archeological as English developed in the nexus of at least two divergent language groups and reflects pragmatic choices and new development that lead to the appearance of inconsistency from the outside.