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Yes, there are a great many worthy causes to protest for. But perhaps none so worthy as the cause that protestors outside of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington are fighting for. They are simply asking that we change the spelling of words.Yeah, there is an oil spill that is destroying all life in the Gulf, America is still at war, and Lady Gaga is still producing "music". But all of those tragedies of the day don't compare to our need to simplify the spelling of words that have been a part of our language for hundreds of years.
Nevermind the fact that thousands of texts in English exist across the globe that would have to be re-printed. Nevermind having to learn your own language all over again. Nevermind the fact that every dictionary in existence would be outdated. Our kids are failing spelling tests! Well, except for those nerds at the spelling bee.
A worthy cause indeed, protestors. Perhaps we could use all of those useless dictionaries to soak up the oil spill. And stuff Lady Gaga in the pipe for good measure. Brilliant.
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Who needs correct spelling anyway? Our language is already devolving into garbled grunts and incomprehensible jibber-jabber somewhat akin to what I would imagine cave-men to have uttered in their primitive attempts to communicate.
ReplyDeleteBesides, we have spell-check now. Learning to spell has become just as out-dated as correct pronunciation and grammar.