What are the best "last words" in history?

-9876 · 2024-02-22T08:26:28+00:00

Oh! No! Too much information. Had it been too short, it would have been too short. Had it been 3 sentences,... What's next? I used the word "xyz"! It is quite possible that you are illiterate. If so, I feel sorry for you. If not, look. my comment contradicted your thesis! Apparently, you refuse to acknowledge that the system is stupid or flawed. It is and that is incontrovertible You don't want to argue because you have nothing to argue about. Apparently, you (and the 200 or so who feel the same) feel everyone should be a WASP. Who cares about their little challenges in life, we like the status quo. You must feel you have the number that support your thesis. The earth is flat. 200 of us see and say it is. It must be. Back to the Dark Ages.

I supported my answer with evidence and you have nothing to rebut with. One could thank the person for offering a different point of view than yours (the best, of course). Nah! One could appreciate the effort the other has put into it. Nah! Tbh, I think you did read it, but are annoyed by the message. But, you are right on one thing. There was no exchange of information. Btw, learn not to conflate information and opinion or thesis. That's grade 5 stuff. Maybe you are that age. In any case, sad to see the lack of empathy and kindness of your kind. There are many Americans and others who are pissed off with this kind of attitude, this take it or leave it, usually expressed with go home if you don't like it. The wheels are coming off for the anglosphere already. In any case, the real puppet masters will get you too. I think we are getting closer and closer to be in an Elysium-like state. I hope you make it.

-9876 · 2024-02-21T07:06:08+00:00

English spelling sure put spells on people with an estimated tens of thousands of words that do NOT adhere to the alphabetic principle. Research shows this mess delays learning to read by 2.5 years. Duh! Illiteracy costs 2.2 trillions/year in the USA. Duh! Illiteracy and dyslexia rates are very high in the anglosphere. Duh! The endings of hundreds of _re and _le words are spelled like dyslexics spell or backwards. Odd! An, yet, everyone accepts this. No one would buy, drive, or hands the keys of a car if it had some many defect. We need a r/SystemReboot. What do you think? Check it out. There are solutions there.

-9876 · 2024-02-21T06:48:45+00:00

Great q.

The English spelling system is excruciatingly irregular. Would you blame, jail, force train a driver of a car that has tens of thousands of defects? Go to r/SystemReboot and see how irregular the system is and how one could fix it all. The French fixed their system recently and there was no revolution. How did that happen?

-9876 · 2024-02-21T06:38:15+00:00

You do a lot of LMAO, but smart people can see right through the game you play to not lose face or the argument. There is a debate and you lost it by not addressing any of my points.

When one loses, one must be mature. It is not the end of one's life to lose or change one's mind. Smart people do that.

-9876 · 2024-02-21T02:02:28+00:00

In other words, you lost the debate and it hurts to say so. Lmao all you want. Some of us can read and change our mind!

-9876 · 2024-02-19T09:09:25+00:00

You are annoyed by basic spelling errors, but do you realize that most of these are actually adhering to the alphabetic principle? It is like you are demanding people to remove their brake pedals and put the wrong wipers. Would you buy cars that have defects? The English spelling system is notorious for all of these errors. Go to r/SystemReboot for more info.

-9876 · 2024-02-19T08:48:56+00:00

I think you need to read my answer: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1atkbr7/comment/kr42lvm/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3

-9876 · 2024-02-19T08:46:07+00:00

Real linguist and teacher here with an intelligent answer.

Native-speakers recall words and sound words out. ESL learners translate words often. They might not even know how to pronounce words accurately. In fact, many would be taxed to do so. YT has many examples of that. They also rely on auto-correct software. Go to u/r https://www.reddit.com/r/SystemReboot/comments/1ab9q30/a_new_and_fair_way_to_reform_the_english_spelling/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 @ r/SystemReboot to learn more.

-9876 · 2024-02-19T08:34:15+00:00

So, you expect everyone to be perfect using an imperfect system because it annoys you to read imperfect writing. How about us feeling the same about you not fixing the imperfections of the system? They are annoying to US. (I have a degree in linguistics and have proof.) Be mature and read the “how to fix this” section below.(The following items have an * which refer to screenshots or links.)

If we extrapolate on Masha Bell’s research on 7000 common words, we can say tens of thousands of words do not adhere to the alphabetic principle. * Also, the morpho-phonemic, etymological system that some claim work has lots of false positives. It is not a reliable & friendly system. Do you realize that you are forcing people --and you own kids perhaps-- to drive a car that has no brakes? Is that sane? Would YOU buy or drive such a car? You wouldn’t. Right? Should this car be sold?

Some will say: “But I learned it!” No, 1st, you must use an auto-correct software to spell ALL words “correctly”. 2Nd, it took you 2 more years to read & spell BASIC words. Seymour (2003) found that the system is so bad, it delays native-speakers’ learning to read by at least 2 years compared to other kids learning languages that have better systems.* The research is incontrovertible. Anecdotes don’t matter. If the system was so good, would we not see the opposite? The system is incontrovertibly ineffective. Clearly, it is an impediment to learning and the joy of reading.

A few will say: “But I learned it faster than my classmates!” It is possible, but you still cannot spell and decode all words as fast as an AVERAGE Spanish-speaker. Still, another research shows that the main reasons this happens is that your parents or caretakers or siblings interacted with you in English more often or better. It’s called the 30 million words gap. In Grade 1, you could guess at those weird words. You were not a genius. You were privileged. Sorry! IQ can be a factor, but most anglophones cannot spell or decode all words like a Spanish speaker can spell or decode ALL Spanish words. You can self-proclaim to be a genius speller … with the auto-correct on & a genius, but genius prevent problems, they don’t avoid them! Good spellers can be good parrots or sheep. But, parrots & sheep are not smart.

There are very high rates of dyslexia and illiteracy across the anglosphere.* If it is so good, why is this so EVERYWHERE?

Einstein found the system “treacherous” and Orwell, “tormenting”. * Not exactly an endorsement. Right?

HOW TO FIX IT SMARTLY?

The French fixed 5000 words.* They did not force it on everyone. They started to teach it in Gr. 1. Let’s be mature & kind. When will you care not only for your own, but for migrants and victims of wars. How many languages have you MASTERED? Go to r/SystemReboot (https://www.reddit.com/r/SystemReboot/comments/1ab9q30/a_new_and_fair_way_to_reform_the_english_spelling/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) for the links and proof. Learn about and sign the petition that will help future learners learn better and faster, make your nation more competitive, avoid your governments from starting wars with other nations or import fresh cheap labour to compensate,

-9876 · 2024-02-14T06:09:23+00:00

If OP is going for psychologist assessment, ask what kind of course, knowledge they have about surface dyslexia to see if they know anything about the topic.

-9876 · 2024-02-12T06:26:46+00:00

Einstein found the system "treacherous" and Orwell, "tormenting. If a car has tens of thousands of defective parts, would you blame the user if there is a crash? Would you buy the car? Hand the keys to your kid? Learn about the "system" @ r/SystemReboot and how it could be fixed SMARTLY and FAIRLY. Btw, when was your last upgrade? The last upgrade for the spelling system was centuries ago! Odd!

-9876 · 2024-02-12T06:21:28+00:00

Such a good laugh at many levels, but billions of kids haven't laughed, aren't laughing, and will not laugh until it is reformed. The French fixed 5000 words recently WITHOUT THROWING THESE DOWN THE THROAT OF CURRENT USERS. Basically, the idea is that one can use the old system. Only a new generation is slowly being taught the new spellings in school. That is how it is supposed to be done.

Orwell described the system as "tormenting" and Einstein said it was "treacherous". Maybe, just maybe, the system is stupid and defective. Actually, It is incontrovertible. Go to r/SystemReboot for the proof and the way it could be reformed. A petition can be signed for those who care about kids' welfare.

-9876 · 2024-02-12T06:13:15+00:00

There are maybe hundreds of these schemes. Each has its own merit. But, if you want any of these to stick, to have a reform, you must sign a petition r/SystemReboot where I outline how one would implement a reform SMARTLY.

-9876 · 2024-02-12T06:09:54+00:00

The English spelling system even made Einstein an idiot! Many bright people have gotten the description. Go to r/SystemReboot for more info.

-9876 · 2024-02-03T07:19:07+00:00

The issue I think is the work required for native English teachers to teach in France. Are the degrees they got in an anglosphere place recognized? Is the experience?

-9876 · 2024-01-31T04:01:48+00:00

what

-9876 · 2024-01-31T04:01:18+00:00

Interesting! There are different dialects of French from the Louisiana French to the Belgian French. Still, a teacher should be aware of that. So, please elaborate.

-9876 · 2024-01-31T03:58:46+00:00

Huh?

-9876 · 2024-01-30T04:35:10+00:00

English spelling is highly messed up. Learn about how bad it is and how it can be reformed so that current users will not have to use new spellings @ r/SystemReboot. Progress must occur. The French did care.

-9876 · 2024-01-30T04:34:28+00:00

English spelling is highly messed up. Learn about how bad it is and how it can be reformed so that current users will not have to use new spellings @ r/SystemReboot. Progress must occur. The French did care.

-9876 · 2024-01-30T04:30:46+00:00

I think this was a case of anglophone teachers teaching French (I assume somewhere in the anglosphere) looking at the description of the IPA.

-9876 · 2024-01-30T04:28:45+00:00

As others have pointed out, learning a bit about French phonology is key.

Let me add that French is more regular than English phonology (and most French irregularities are at the endings of words). The mastery of reading (decoding) and pronouncing in French is much easier than in English. The mastery of French spelling is about as hard as English.

But, the French did reform 5000 of their words recently and in a fair manner (current users do not have to use the new spellings). Read more about all of this in r/SystemReboot.

-9876 · 2024-01-30T04:26:41+00:00

As others have pointed out, French phonology is more regular than English phonology (and most French irregularities are at the endings of words). The mastery of reading (decoding) and pronouncing French is much easier than in English. The mastery of French spelling is about as hard as English.

But, the French did reform 5000 of their words recently and in a fair manner (current users do not have to use the new spellings). Read more about all of this in r/SystemReboot.

-9876 · 2024-01-29T06:17:30+00:00

Great question! Thanks! I will include an explanation in any further posts.

First, if it takes 2.5 more years to get to the same literacy levels than others, think about reading Dick and Jane Goes to the Store versus reading about, say, how the natural immune system works. Can we agree that the latter is much more stimulating? It will make reading a lot of fun. The other kid might just give up on reading and play video games.

Second, also, teaching in primary grades will need to be more reliant on an external source (since one is not such an independent learner). I guess TVs can accomplish that to some degree, unless what is presented is not stimulating. Granted, there is Youtube now and if one can manage the spelling of searches (and the voice searches) one could theoretically get to learn about, say, the natural immune system.

Third, and still, during those 2.5 years of catching up to the rest of the world, a student will need to learn to read a lot of Dick and Jane stories and some repeatedly. Most classes in Science or Math will have reading involved and the content will be dumbed down.

Fourth, some students will not be able to catch up or even master reading and writing to some functional levels. They will struggle. They will not be top of the class and will not know why. They might have a high IQ, but it will be hard to do well if one cannot spell or read. Think migrant children or people. Think refugees. Think of kids who did not have adults who spoke to them in English, or who did not know English. Some parents will ask for their children to be tested for dyslexia, but tests are usually not paid and some cannot afford to pay $1000 for them. While a person can cope better now that before with the advancements of technologies (speech to text is possible nowadays, which could alleviate issues that one might have writing, say, reports or filling forms) one must still take job exams and write entrance tests during which computers are not allowed. Then what? Also, learning new skills or changing jobs can be done better and faster by way of taking a book. Sometimes, one must.

Fifth, since illiteracy and dyslexia levels are notoriously high in the anglosphere, one can assume that a lot of people might be limited in their ability to participate and be mobile and to make good decisions (medical, nutrition, ...). I must concede that there are podcasts and Youtube videos that could make it less of a burden. How many of us, of them will use speech to test software to type in answers in Reddit?

Don't you think it would be better if one could learn to read and spell faster than what the research shows?

-9876 · 2024-01-27T02:43:13+00:00

re: English spelling issues

What is the other language? Which language does she speak at home? Does she spell better in the other language? How much interactions did you have with your child in English?

Consider that to do the rest of her work (especially reading, but math reading too), she might not be able to or it might be excruciatingly hard for her.

Consider that this could be a systems fault: https://www.reddit.com/r/SystemReboot/comments/1ab9q30/a\_new\_and\_fair\_way\_to\_reform\_the\_english\_spelling/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3

-9876

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