There are many proposals to change the English spelling so it's more phonetical, unfortunately they don't get much attention. For example SoundSpell: https://e

There are many proposals to change the English spelling so it's more phonetical, unfortunately they don't get much attention. For example SoundSpell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundSpel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundSpel Here is an example: > It was on th ferst dae of th nue yeer th anounsment was maed, allmoest siemultaeniusly frum three obzervatorys, that th moeshun of th planet Neptune, th outermoest of all planets that wheel about th Sun, had becum verry erratic. A retardaeshun in its velosity had bin suspected in Desember. Then, a faent, remoet spek of liet was discuverd in th reejon of th perterbd planet.