Spelling is ruining the English language

[Kingswood]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

All natural language evolves similarly. It's quite beautiful.

Spoken language does evolve. However, in English the spellings are not allowed to evolve to keep pace with changes to the spoken word. The result is a gradual divergence of spelling from pronunciation which in the case of the English language has diverged to the point where it is considered perfectly normal to consult a dictionary to find out how some words are pronounced.