Seriously. Why does it exist? It makes no sounds that can't be expressed by S, K, or in rare circumstances, Ch.
E.g., it is completely redundant, and should be trimmed out.
Edited, Mon Sep 20 18:45:40 2004 by scubamage
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Why the hell does the letter 'C' exist in EnglishFollow
We kould tell you why, but then we would have to kill you.
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It can be. Sad, ain't it?
Because C is for Cookie.
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"As I sat down to re-evaluate the English language, I was struck by the letter 'C' and its basic lack of function in the language," writes Nielsen. "The sheer uselessness of a letter which just mimics the sound of not one but two different consonants is staggering. It only causes confusion and is probably costing companies millions every year."
To prove his point Nielsen conducted a study which measured which words subjects looked up in the dictionary most often.
"Our research indicates that 83% of the words being looked up are words that contain the letter 'C'." states Nielsen. "Most of this can be traced back to the lingual travesty which is the 'i before e' rule, which incidentally is one diphthong we could live without."
To prove his point Nielsen conducted a study which measured which words subjects looked up in the dictionary most often.
"Our research indicates that 83% of the words being looked up are words that contain the letter 'C'." states Nielsen. "Most of this can be traced back to the lingual travesty which is the 'i before e' rule, which incidentally is one diphthong we could live without."
The rest is here.
Hehe caught you. Don't you all love Google.
Edited, Mon Sep 20 20:22:13 2004 by SmashingJroc
They should take the word "like" out of the English language. I heard so many people use it 5-7 time in one sentence in my 11th grade english class. "I think like that Nathaniel Hawthorne was like the best Romanicist writers since like ...". Does this drive anyone else insane? Or is it just me?
Double-post.
Edited, Mon Sep 20 21:37:05 2004 by Maverickpjb
Edited, Mon Sep 20 21:37:05 2004 by Maverickpjb
Eh-hem, was not a triple post.
Edited, Mon Sep 20 21:35:10 2004 by Maverickpjb
Edited, Mon Sep 20 21:36:47 2004 by Maverickpjb
Edited, Mon Sep 20 21:35:10 2004 by Maverickpjb
Edited, Mon Sep 20 21:36:47 2004 by Maverickpjb
If we didn't have C then I couldn't let you know that you're a stupid fu[/b]cking cu[b]nt.
Hey where have you been Skeet? Missed ya there for awhile. Or were you always here, just nothing interesting enough to post about?
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Or were you always here, just nothing interesting enough to post about?
That hasn't stopped me from posting in.... Actually, I don't think that's ever stopped me from posting.
To tell the truth I was just waiting for the chance to call somebody a cu[b][/b]nt.
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That hasn't stopped me from posting in.... Actually, I don't think that's ever stopped me from posting.
To tell the truth I was just waiting for the chance to call somebody a ****.
To tell the truth I was just waiting for the chance to call somebody a ****.
2/2 on making me laugh tonight.
K now i really should go to bed.
Yeah, you should get to bed.
You misspelled cu[b][/b]nt.
You misspelled cu[b][/b]nt.
It'd also be hard to call someone a chode.
What would we do with all the C programmers? Just say, "Hey do you program in ? An you do it in ++?"
No spelling errors there...
No spelling errors there...
Desta wrote:
What would we do with all the C programmers? Just say, "Hey do you program in ? An you do it in ++?"
No spelling errors there...
No spelling errors there...
Force them to program in Java.
Yeah, plus you'd be stuck with a stupid name like "erburus" for your character.
Queen Skeeter wrote:
Yeah, plus you'd be stuck with a stupid name like "erburus" for your character.
No, you just substitute S or K as appropriate for every C.
On a related note, Q is a useless letter as well, as it can be replaced with KW for the same sound.
FFXI posters should be the last to post about things that are worthless.
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On a related note, Q is a useless letter as well, as it can be replaced with KW for the same sound.[/quote]
I've seen many gas stations who have taken this to heart.
On a related note, Q is a useless letter as well, as it can be replaced with KW for the same sound.[/quote]
I've seen many gas stations who have taken this to heart.
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Or even CW... but that would be pointless considering the topic of removing the c completely... errr... sorry.. let me rephrase that... That would be pointless konsidering the topik of removing the see kompletely... Better?
Edited, Tue Sep 21 05:15:19 2004 by thapizzaguy
Edited, Tue Sep 21 05:15:19 2004 by thapizzaguy
Without C, you'd have BASI and OBOL...
That would kind of necessitate having the C, now wouldn't it.
I think that the letter C is much more useful than, say, you, Scumbagmage.
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or in rare circumstances, Ch.
That would kind of necessitate having the C, now wouldn't it.
I think that the letter C is much more useful than, say, you, Scumbagmage.
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