The invention of the printing press and of the dictionary at a time of great language change has been problematic for English spelling.
Why do you feel English is better than French? I think English has most of the problems of French and then a whole bunch of its own, but I’m interested in your perspective.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 hours ago
I wouldn’t say better, just easier to learn the basics.
For instance, it is a mostly incomplete language from a conjugation standpoint. While I love the communication power romance languages have in verbal conjugation, they do present an obstacle for learning.
Plural is also quite easy in English, as are basic adverbs.
If only English had consistent pronunciation rules like German, it would be a near prefect lingua franca.
davidagain@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
In confused by you saying that french verb conjugation is all three of: mostly incomplete, powerful and hard to learn. Did you mean inconsistent rather than incomplete?
Would German make a better lingua franca?
I’m told sanskrit is pretty logical.