English spelling used to be random. At St Albans Cathedral you can read old documents where a man is called Jon at one point and John at another. Other words are spelled equally randomly. Reading is very tough going.
Advantages and Disadvantages of English
Spelling was not standard in England until the first dictionary was compiled.
Webster in the USA made all the words shorter and simpler for the benefit of immigrants.
Chinese Writing Simplified
The Chinese did the same and simplified their picture writing.
Esperanto Advantages
Esperanto is completely phonetic and with simplified grammar. If you want a simple language, which belongs to no country so nobody feels annoyed or excluded, learn Esperanto.
Advantages of Malay
What you see is what you say.
Problem - Service With Smiles
The server might be surly. The server might by smiling but inept.
When you order four different coffees for four friends at a food court, the server often gets the order wrong. The server won't write it down. management does not give them pens nor allow them to waste time. Solution, write down the order and show it to them. Can they write and read, or are they illiterate?
I read: 'According to UNESCO, Malaysia has an adult literacy rate of 93.12%. The male literacy rate is 95.43%, for females it is 90.75%.
So nine our of ten waiters can read and write. (No. Maybe a high proportion of those who cannot read and write instead of having office jobs will work in a food court.) In addition, some of them are not Malay. The food stalls are run by nationals serving their own food. So if you order a Vietnamese dish, chances are the server won't speak good Malay.
Before leaving home, you can look up the food court which is half way to your destination and check out the food choices.
We visited Malaysia from Singapore, where the four major languages include English, Malay, and Chinese (Mandarin).
Singapore flag
Flag of China
Chinese
No past or future tenses.
Sentences are like telegrams. How are you is ni how - literally 'you good?'
The question is not indicated.
Flag of Italy
Italian and Latin
Like Latin, the word I is shown by the changed ver ending, or suffix, fixed on the end.
Which Are The Useful Language Learning Websites?
Duolingo is great for Spanish and Esperanto.
I did not find it good for Chinese.
I used Chineasy flashcards and books.
Visit
Webster's New Haven home, where he wrote An American Dictionary of the English Language. Now relocated to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
Useful Websites
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/148049
duolingo.com
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, teacher of English writing, creative writing and public speaking. Teacher of English language and get started in other languages.
Advantages and Disadvantages of English
Spelling was not standard in England until the first dictionary was compiled.
Webster in the USA made all the words shorter and simpler for the benefit of immigrants.
Noah Webster
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Noah Webster in an 1833 portrait by James Herring
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1800; 1802 – 1807 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Noah Webster Jr.
October 16, 1758 Western Reserve of Hartford,[1][2] Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | May 28, 1843 (aged 84) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) |
Rebecca Greenleaf Webster (m. 1789)
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| Children | 8 |
| Residence |
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| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  Connecticut Militia |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Noah Webster Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843) was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His "Blue-backed Speller" books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language.
Chinese Writing Simplified
The Chinese did the same and simplified their picture writing.
Esperanto Advantages
Esperanto is completely phonetic and with simplified grammar. If you want a simple language, which belongs to no country so nobody feels annoyed or excluded, learn Esperanto.
Advantages of Malay
What you see is what you say.
Problem - Service With Smiles
The server might be surly. The server might by smiling but inept.
When you order four different coffees for four friends at a food court, the server often gets the order wrong. The server won't write it down. management does not give them pens nor allow them to waste time. Solution, write down the order and show it to them. Can they write and read, or are they illiterate?
I read: 'According to UNESCO, Malaysia has an adult literacy rate of 93.12%. The male literacy rate is 95.43%, for females it is 90.75%.
So nine our of ten waiters can read and write. (No. Maybe a high proportion of those who cannot read and write instead of having office jobs will work in a food court.) In addition, some of them are not Malay. The food stalls are run by nationals serving their own food. So if you order a Vietnamese dish, chances are the server won't speak good Malay.
Before leaving home, you can look up the food court which is half way to your destination and check out the food choices.
We visited Malaysia from Singapore, where the four major languages include English, Malay, and Chinese (Mandarin).
Singapore flag
Flag of China
Chinese
No past or future tenses.
Sentences are like telegrams. How are you is ni how - literally 'you good?'
The question is not indicated.
Flag of Italy
Italian and Latin
Like Latin, the word I is shown by the changed ver ending, or suffix, fixed on the end.
Which Are The Useful Language Learning Websites?
Duolingo is great for Spanish and Esperanto.
I did not find it good for Chinese.
I used Chineasy flashcards and books.
Visit
Webster's New Haven home, where he wrote An American Dictionary of the English Language. Now relocated to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
Useful Websites
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/148049
duolingo.com
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, teacher of English writing, creative writing and public speaking. Teacher of English language and get started in other languages.
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