How I Think Words Should Be Spelled

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  • @Jo-dk9my
    @Jo-dk9my 6 місяців тому +118417

    “why have all the extra letters??”
    French: 😦

    • @imthebro1
      @imthebro1 6 місяців тому +951

      So true

    • @bukenator0788
      @bukenator0788 6 місяців тому +2580

      It's not like half of the words on the list were French or anything...

    • @funanime6
      @funanime6 6 місяців тому +410

      ​@@bukenator0788basicaly yes...

    • @Justmeandme137
      @Justmeandme137 6 місяців тому +378

      As a French student, so true. Oui! 😂

    • @delilahgerman4608
      @delilahgerman4608 6 місяців тому +206

      prenons nos lettres supplémentaires et à côté de notre réfrigérateur !!!!!

  • @whos_skall7
    @whos_skall7 6 місяців тому +18486

    This makes so much sense when English is your second language

    • @gamezboi_
      @gamezboi_ 6 місяців тому +633

      it makes a whole lot more sense when english is your first language though

    • @feli8117
      @feli8117 6 місяців тому +278

      And no sense when your native is French 😂

    • @choryllis6646
      @choryllis6646 6 місяців тому +66

      English is my first and only language and this makes more sense

    • @gamezboi_
      @gamezboi_ 6 місяців тому +4

      @@choryllis6646 thats what i was saying lol

    • @sheridanvance7426
      @sheridanvance7426 6 місяців тому

  • @Okaycooldude702
    @Okaycooldude702 2 місяці тому +3980

    Arkansas and Kansas being pronounced differently kills me

    • @satzukaze
      @satzukaze 2 місяці тому +94

      America explain

    • @jas9friend
      @jas9friend Місяць тому +101

      @@satzukaze Kansas is the British pronunciation of the native tribe, Arkansas is the french pronunciation of the same tribe. YW.

    • @satzukaze
      @satzukaze Місяць тому +22

      @@jas9friend it was a reference to a vine

    • @user-zl6pm3ue8s
      @user-zl6pm3ue8s Місяць тому +8

      It’s Kansas and our Kansas!

    • @Xnoob545
      @Xnoob545 Місяць тому +2

      i read that as "ar kansas"

  • @Richter8
    @Richter8 Місяць тому +547

    I like how queue is spelled, the letter in front is doing all the talking and the rest are silently waiting in line, like a queue

    • @user-wj6xh8gq2c
      @user-wj6xh8gq2c Місяць тому +28

      omg that’s so smart. i know how it’s pronounced but i sometimes
      say pronounce ever letter bc it’s funny

    • @Superpellexl
      @Superpellexl 26 днів тому +4

      Haha that's good

    • @TheGodOfPegana
      @TheGodOfPegana 17 днів тому +3

      You just described Destiny's Child.

    • @user-wj6xh8gq2c
      @user-wj6xh8gq2c 17 днів тому +2

      @@TheGodOfPegana LMAOAOAOAO

    • @Mightbeugly
      @Mightbeugly 6 днів тому

      @@TheGodOfPeganaNOT BEYONCE AND FRIENDS 😭

  • @palesgensler3099
    @palesgensler3099 6 місяців тому +4901

    As a dyslexic person. This would make my life a whole lot easier.

  • @CryptidCritter
    @CryptidCritter 6 місяців тому +15437

    To quote someone else: "English is just five languages in a trenchcoat".

    • @mr.figgles
      @mr.figgles 6 місяців тому +183

      It’s literally all French, including Arkansas.

    • @obi-than
      @obi-than 6 місяців тому +35

      ​@@mr.figgles Choir is not french

    • @voppo
      @voppo 6 місяців тому +98

      ​@@obi-than it has significant french influence

    • @obi-than
      @obi-than 6 місяців тому +67

      @@voppo Yeah I know, but in french we say "chorale" or "chœur"
      And fun fact, technically "choir" exists in french but it's a very old verb that means to fall (and it's pronounced differently of course)

    • @pyrotechnic96
      @pyrotechnic96 6 місяців тому +2

      To quote a fool.

  • @PancakedChipmunkYT
    @PancakedChipmunkYT 15 днів тому +22

    “Why all the unnecessary letters?”
    The French: “For aesthetic purposes ✨✨✨”

  • @isabelalnajm8097
    @isabelalnajm8097 Місяць тому +124

    ngl the new spelling for “choir” as “quire” actually makes more sense to me and feels like the right spelling 😭

    • @gillianm2693
      @gillianm2693 Місяць тому +10

      Except, fun fact: quire is already a word in bookbinding. It means a grouping of 24 (or 25?) sheets of paper. Have a lovely day!

    • @mahou-blaer
      @mahou-blaer 10 днів тому +1

      Quire is also like Squire, so I see why that was chosen. It makes so much sense.

    • @jasmine22104
      @jasmine22104 7 днів тому

      Choir is french. English is a germanic language with half the vocab from french.

    • @nevergonnagiveyouup1180
      @nevergonnagiveyouup1180 6 днів тому +1

      @@gillianm2693would it really matter in the end though?. I mean we have like like 4 definitions of bat

    • @jordin_schell
      @jordin_schell 5 днів тому +1

      Choir no joke the other spelling makes much more sense 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Imah_Tistic_
    @Imah_Tistic_ 6 місяців тому +5540

    As an Arkansas citizen, I approve of the new spelling of Arkansaw

    • @crabdabgonorway1866
      @crabdabgonorway1866 6 місяців тому +64

      Hey Arkansawsian

    • @kimgallagher1667
      @kimgallagher1667 6 місяців тому +39

      Old school residents call us arkansawyers. Newer residents tend to use Arkansans

    • @HelloThere-cz9ti
      @HelloThere-cz9ti 6 місяців тому +25

      Why Arkansaw when you can call it Arkansauce

    • @unenthusedspoon
      @unenthusedspoon 6 місяців тому +2

      Yeah same

    • @Nailsbyava
      @Nailsbyava 6 місяців тому +6

      I thought it was Arkanas 💀

  • @tramographyMCR
    @tramographyMCR 6 місяців тому +4222

    I've never met someone so frustrated with the English language other than myself

    • @S_W_
      @S_W_ 6 місяців тому +53

      tfw you realize none of these words are actually english 😅

    • @user-qz4cu1mp4t
      @user-qz4cu1mp4t 6 місяців тому +5

      Except Arkansaw

    • @sprucesoultree3833
      @sprucesoultree3833 6 місяців тому +25

      ​@@user-qz4cu1mp4tArkansas is also spelled that way because of the french

    • @danyTheGamerKiller
      @danyTheGamerKiller 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@@S_W_ choir,queue, and Arkansas are all English.

    • @bettyflores1742
      @bettyflores1742 6 місяців тому +12

      ​@@danyTheGamerKiller Queue is french lol

  • @wrinkled.grandma
    @wrinkled.grandma Місяць тому +21

    the first one makes a LOT of sense! like “acQUIRE” is pronounced “uh-choir” but for some reason they have completely different spellings.

  • @MadisonSchweitzer-yb9ee
    @MadisonSchweitzer-yb9ee Місяць тому +17

    I couldn’t agree more with the choir one 😂

  • @oshahott2532
    @oshahott2532 6 місяців тому +7807

    Bruh went for English then immediately went for French 😂 No language is safe with him!

    • @serenity6010
      @serenity6010 6 місяців тому +111

      All the words were french 😅

    • @amarihart671
      @amarihart671 6 місяців тому +78

      @@serenity6010yessssss Arkansas french queen !

    • @Phen1xEXE
      @Phen1xEXE 6 місяців тому

      It's not a word it's a name. Are they different? I don't know​@@amarihart671

    • @fakealizer8280
      @fakealizer8280 6 місяців тому +34

      @@amarihart671 The extra s is because of the french☠️☠️☠️☠️

    • @eirin2833
      @eirin2833 6 місяців тому +6

      Well in my language we change the spelling to fit our language, if we "steal" words from others.

  • @Jamcyote
    @Jamcyote 6 місяців тому +3447

    I am proud of you for standing up for the dyslexic community.

  • @EclypH
    @EclypH 19 днів тому +1

    Get this guy a raise.

  • @user-hv1mj2fi9i
    @user-hv1mj2fi9i 2 місяці тому +11

    The last one is the best 😂😂😂😂

  • @allisonbrown4313
    @allisonbrown4313 7 місяців тому +15320

    Bro this channel should be wayyyy more popular

  • @arcnir
    @arcnir 6 місяців тому +4043

    Shakespeare be coming back to life with this one

    • @user-du4px1ml6j
      @user-du4px1ml6j 6 місяців тому +6

      So true 😂

    • @F1RE_CS2
      @F1RE_CS2 6 місяців тому +3

      Yeah

    • @mateuszorlinski7334
      @mateuszorlinski7334 6 місяців тому +6

      If the thing with turning in graves is real, Shakespeare is now approaching speed of a medium power turbine

    • @akazui6
      @akazui6 6 місяців тому

      Lmao

    • @galdoug8918
      @galdoug8918 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@mateuszorlinski7334 Dictionaries didn't exist in Shakespeare's time, so words didn't have standard spellings yet, and he famously spelled his name differently every time. He also regularly made up new words. I imagine that Shakespeare would actually respect the ingenuity.
      Im tired of people pretending that Shakespeare was some hoity toity fancy person, when he really was a playright for the common man.

  • @P.Baggedhead
    @P.Baggedhead День тому +1

    This guy's onto something

  • @karunachaudhary
    @karunachaudhary 2 дні тому +1

    Give this guy a trophy😂

  • @Lostagain764
    @Lostagain764 6 місяців тому +3902

    Nah cause why did bro pull French into this one 😭😭

    • @latviabol
      @latviabol 6 місяців тому +38

      ig bc for a joke or
      english was heavily influenced by french

    • @bigpulgalokes
      @bigpulgalokes 6 місяців тому +27

      You’ll be shocked to know Fiancé and Hotel are French words

    • @shraddha-here
      @shraddha-here 6 місяців тому +6

      @@bigpulgalokes Hotel isn't french bro- in french it has the accent I know cause I'm learning french. Hotel's just derived from the french "hotel" (with the accent above o that isn't in my keyboard) And who doesn't know fiance is french?! I knew before I started learning french.

    • @TestaRosssa_
      @TestaRosssa_ 6 місяців тому +16

      ​@shraddha-here I think their point was that he didn't necessarily pull french words into this when those French words (or derivatives...) are used in the English language and adopted as part of it. Much like how a lot of German and Latin roots pop up in English as well, since English is partly an amalgam of multiple languages.

    • @crechi_themelodromatic
      @crechi_themelodromatic 6 місяців тому

      have you SEEN the way french uses letters? it's disgusting.

  • @Urlocal_Error
    @Urlocal_Error 6 місяців тому +2887

    Most logical person on the planet.

    • @PuertioRicoo
      @PuertioRicoo 6 місяців тому +8

      not rly

    • @liaa4710
      @liaa4710 6 місяців тому +10

      ​@@PuertioRicoo I fear that it's a joke

    • @Sarzah58
      @Sarzah58 6 місяців тому +1

      Fr

    • @Nomadic95
      @Nomadic95 6 місяців тому +4

      @@PuertioRicoothis guy is the smartest person on the planet for getting the joke

    • @isabella_fran
      @isabella_fran 6 місяців тому +1

      @@PuertioRicoowdym not rlly

  • @Zeh712
    @Zeh712 2 дні тому +1

    Best presentation doesn’t exi--

  • @joannamilis6237
    @joannamilis6237 5 днів тому

    THE BEST PRESENTATION I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFE

  • @Just_joss101
    @Just_joss101 6 місяців тому +8532

    As a dyslexic person, this feels extremely right

  • @LinguaPhiliax
    @LinguaPhiliax 6 місяців тому +13054

    So basically, get rid of French spelling rules in English?

    • @ofuckingkay617
      @ofuckingkay617 6 місяців тому +645

      Just better stop using french words in english then haha

    • @old_spice_bro1310
      @old_spice_bro1310 6 місяців тому +119

      Yea, basically

    • @larafale2986
      @larafale2986 6 місяців тому +191

      i mean, french words are also upsetting to pronounce, like Rendezvous, even in french we don't spell the Z or the S

    • @ofuckingkay617
      @ofuckingkay617 6 місяців тому +106

      @larafale2986 except in french rendez-vous is technically two words. Rendez is a verb, and the z at the end makes sense with "vous", -EZ is automatic for a lot of verbs paired with this subject. Like any language, french has rules, and I don't know why people are so impressed by it, lol. But I guess I'm not surprised considering a lot of young french people can't write french as their mother tongue, much less speak it correctly. 🤔

    • @EATZYOWAFFLEZ
      @EATZYOWAFFLEZ 6 місяців тому

      At least put a trigger warning if you aren't gonna censor fr*nch

  • @yandabigbrain2930
    @yandabigbrain2930 28 днів тому +1

    Bro is requesting the spirits to preform a ritual to rename these words

  • @Kokuraa876
    @Kokuraa876 2 місяці тому +2

    As a frech person....
    I approve

  • @alessandradurso3679
    @alessandradurso3679 6 місяців тому +1784

    He did the English language a real favor with this one give this man a round of applause ✨✨✨

    • @ZenganTheFool
      @ZenganTheFool 6 місяців тому +25

      He really didn't do much to the english language since half those words were french

    • @unicornyoutube7587
      @unicornyoutube7587 6 місяців тому +7

      Hors d'oeuvres are French

    • @atin1616
      @atin1616 6 місяців тому +4

      @@ZenganTheFoolall the words are french origin xD

    • @ZenganTheFool
      @ZenganTheFool 6 місяців тому

      @@atin1616 yeah, i know, that's what i said, they're french words

    • @atin1616
      @atin1616 6 місяців тому

      @@ZenganTheFool not half, all - all of them are French

  • @fbfb2363
    @fbfb2363 6 місяців тому +7459

    The fact that he said “English language” even though “hors de oeuvres” is actually French AHAHAHAHAHA

    • @xelia155
      @xelia155 6 місяців тому +433

      Most the words are just french, queue is too 😭

    • @Nouilinator3000
      @Nouilinator3000 6 місяців тому

      Yes​@@xelia155

    • @accounts128
      @accounts128 6 місяців тому +37

      ​@@xelia155 Middle English Creole hypothesis :3

    • @salmonhippo9824
      @salmonhippo9824 6 місяців тому +29

      @@xelia155 queue is also english

    • @OliveEpic
      @OliveEpic 6 місяців тому +78

      Istg bro i am from france, listening to this made me ick

  • @ferrety1
    @ferrety1 10 годин тому +1

    Tbh I think it should be que, because single letter words are only vowels and just don’t look right if they aren’t

  • @fyodorun_usankasi
    @fyodorun_usankasi Місяць тому +1

    as someone whose second language is english, all of them make sense

  • @ahleenah
    @ahleenah 6 місяців тому +769

    Bro got beef with French and doesn’t even know it yet 😂

  • @Cryinginthecloudssss
    @Cryinginthecloudssss 3 місяці тому +3356

    As a dyslexic I agree with his statement

  • @lylarichardson3041
    @lylarichardson3041 Місяць тому

    Even tho I believe the inventors of la English language are long gone... I still have dyslexia so ily sm bc thus is awesome and we need more of it

  • @kitkat12101
    @kitkat12101 Місяць тому

    Genius! ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!!

  • @ThisIsNotLily
    @ThisIsNotLily 6 місяців тому +4279

    Hors d’œuvres is french though😭

    • @TableandtheChair
      @TableandtheChair 6 місяців тому +187

      even worse

    • @emrald_
      @emrald_ 6 місяців тому +165

      So many english words are french 😅

    • @Krincel_69
      @Krincel_69 6 місяців тому +79

      So is Choir

    • @pleaseenteraname4824
      @pleaseenteraname4824 6 місяців тому +39

      In French the consonants are in the right order

    • @Itz_not_Harmony
      @Itz_not_Harmony 6 місяців тому +34

      @@Krincel_69 In french it's chorale though

  • @factsfromkate
    @factsfromkate 6 місяців тому +1493

    Forget attacking the English language he really said, “French? We don’t need that”

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE 6 місяців тому

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    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 6 місяців тому +2

      French caught a stray💀

    • @ToastnotKnown
      @ToastnotKnown 6 місяців тому +2

      He's onto something here

  • @seasonsoflove9507
    @seasonsoflove9507 Місяць тому +2

    everytime I’m reminded of Arkansas I think about that “America explain” vine

  • @Atumn_wolf
    @Atumn_wolf 11 днів тому +1

    I agree bro u aint alone 😂😂

  • @baegonia
    @baegonia 6 місяців тому +187

    Horse divorce is how I read it as a kid

  • @c1araaa.mtllll
    @c1araaa.mtllll 6 місяців тому +473

    The fact that most of those are French words that English/American ppl try to say 😭😭

    • @winter_falls903
      @winter_falls903 6 місяців тому +5

      lmao, ikr

    • @Yosh-wt4lg
      @Yosh-wt4lg 6 місяців тому +27

      Especially Arkansas, its originally the french that named it and it kept the french pronounciation

    • @chickenfoot2423
      @chickenfoot2423 6 місяців тому +3

      i mean tbf they're just part of our language now, like katakana english😭 horrific butchering of the original pronunciation but we embrace it nonetheless

    • @LadyPineapplington
      @LadyPineapplington 6 місяців тому +5

      ​@@AsheeleeEnglish as in from England

    • @user-th1pv6ks5o
      @user-th1pv6ks5o 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@chickenfoot2423 I mean this whole country was founded on immigration, so makes sense.

  • @edenoruncak823
    @edenoruncak823 7 годин тому

    DUDE YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

  • @ItzSophyxi
    @ItzSophyxi Місяць тому

    Bro just made my life easier in 50 seconds

  • @williamsthebest5530
    @williamsthebest5530 6 місяців тому +1961

    I am both dyslexic and from Arkansas. This is right at my alley.

  • @4yearsclean
    @4yearsclean 6 місяців тому +5042

    Bro really took a French word and said “this isn’t spelled right in English”

    • @elektofighter898
      @elektofighter898 6 місяців тому

      Well french do suck

    • @amenax7914
      @amenax7914 6 місяців тому +152

      literally american mindset xD

    • @4our31
      @4our31 6 місяців тому +95

      the vast majority of English is words from other languages but we.... change the spelling

    • @disbled
      @disbled 6 місяців тому

      as a european i can savely say that fr*nch sucks and everyone hates the fr*nch

    • @dontworryaboutit9638
      @dontworryaboutit9638 6 місяців тому +12

      All I could think about honestly xD

  • @paulamint1385
    @paulamint1385 Місяць тому

    Love it. Plz, keep them coming.

  • @ChillinWithTheChillas
    @ChillinWithTheChillas 9 днів тому

    This man is speaking more facts then the Animal Planet documentary💀

  • @Vz™
    @Vz™ 6 місяців тому +1273

    Bro got the most reasonable mindset ever

    • @kawa.kam1
      @kawa.kam1 6 місяців тому +1

      Fr 😂

    • @sunky-
      @sunky- 6 місяців тому +1

      fax

  • @st4rgirl_00
    @st4rgirl_00 3 місяці тому +2659

    "I'm still at the Q"
    "wtf is a q"

    • @jiliciar.1423
      @jiliciar.1423 3 місяці тому +21

      A line. Like when you line up to wait for something.

    • @st4rgirl_00
      @st4rgirl_00 3 місяці тому +45

      @@jiliciar.1423 no no no bro i know but I'm saying that it's just a letter and the person might not understand that it's the queue

    • @the-letterh
      @the-letterh 3 місяці тому +5

      ​@@st4rgirl_00 ...okay?

    • @maddsince08
      @maddsince08 3 місяці тому +28

      ​@@the-letterh...it was a joke?

    • @eclipz23
      @eclipz23 3 місяці тому +2

      😂

  • @lunalovegood-j9q
    @lunalovegood-j9q 12 днів тому +1

    I think all french people got offended for "hors d'œuvre" and "queue"; The reason word are sometimes spelled weirdly to you is their origins and is a reminder that all words have a common origin, wich gives human no reasons to fight over culture since we all speak the same language from the begining

  • @user-pn7co5ce2z
    @user-pn7co5ce2z 7 годин тому +1

    "I C that U got A Q"

  • @zahraaaa.m
    @zahraaaa.m 6 місяців тому +521

    "Arkansauceians"

  • @JustAGirlAndHerDoggos
    @JustAGirlAndHerDoggos 6 місяців тому +4860

    As an Arkansawsian… this is the funnest thing I’ve seen😂
    Edit:Thank you to all the Arkansawsian for commenting and likening!

  • @Chaos_birb
    @Chaos_birb 5 днів тому +1

    That’s it I’m voting for this guy to be the new president

  • @Dr.DeviousDeviator
    @Dr.DeviousDeviator Місяць тому

    I was completely on board with all of these until you suggested "Q"

  • @Ben52810
    @Ben52810 2 місяці тому +1510

    I think every time it’s horse devours

    • @nanahenin2858
      @nanahenin2858 2 місяці тому +15

      This made me laugh so hard because hors d'oeuvres are so small and you went for the horse 🐎 😂

    • @nxzeerxh
      @nxzeerxh 2 місяці тому

      “whores divorce” is how I read it until I heard the pronunciation.

    • @miss_mxrder
      @miss_mxrder Місяць тому +33

      horse divorce 🐴

    • @okhoward1942
      @okhoward1942 Місяць тому +13

      @@miss_mxrder “I’m taking the foals, Bradley”

    • @ElClubGatunoCR
      @ElClubGatunoCR Місяць тому +3

      Hello, as a french-speaker, I'm demanding you to the french government

  • @chicken
    @chicken 6 місяців тому +656

    Love how this video showcases the impact of French on English, it's fascinating to see the connections. And it's true, many English words have roots in Latin and French.

  • @lightninggamers-yy6vs
    @lightninggamers-yy6vs 26 днів тому

    This works and will help kids sound out the word

  • @varunthegreat55
    @varunthegreat55 19 днів тому

    The best presentation ever

  • @Drayajones
    @Drayajones 6 місяців тому +3503

    “Ballet?”
    No!
    ✨balay✨
    Edit: idk if you guys know what a joke is. Im a dancer myself i know ballet is french and i know how french words work. When i was younger i used to spell ballet like that so this came to my head when i saw this video.

    • @perla5465
      @perla5465 6 місяців тому +17

      YESSSS!

    • @notmebeingnormal
      @notmebeingnormal 6 місяців тому +15

      balle balle

    • @catastrophia2160
      @catastrophia2160 6 місяців тому +23

      I GENUINELY READ BALLET AS "Bahl-ette" AT FIRST GLANCE 🤣

    • @perla5465
      @perla5465 6 місяців тому +2

      @@catastrophia2160 who didn’t? It’s spelled silly

    • @its_peytato_season
      @its_peytato_season 6 місяців тому +5

      As a ballet dancer, ballet js looks nicer yk 🔥

  • @Wraithling
    @Wraithling 6 місяців тому +1562

    That's the best part, there's no body that governs English, so these spellings just have to become popular enough to be changed in dictionaries

    • @wasinirafuse8769
      @wasinirafuse8769 6 місяців тому +7

      Exactly!

    • @monica9450
      @monica9450 6 місяців тому +24

      There's more of us than them! 💪 Let's go back to medieval spelling rules, "If I have a pen, I can spell it."

    • @ekckybaaacs3514
      @ekckybaaacs3514 6 місяців тому +7

      Some modern slang terms are already in the dictionary 💀

    • @myspleenisbursting4825
      @myspleenisbursting4825 6 місяців тому +1

      Some old boomers in Facebook might get mad though

    • @Wraithling
      @Wraithling 6 місяців тому

      @@myspleenisbursting4825 they do anyway tho

  • @totothepotato2794
    @totothepotato2794 Місяць тому +1

    Dude the creators of the English language would be like 100 years old at least if they were alive

  • @matrix0027
    @matrix0027 2 місяці тому

    This is how language evolves . There have been movements that were effective at fixing many words to remove silent letters and fix letters that were not pronounced as they should be. Possibly the first to do this was Noah Webster (founder of Webster's Dictionary) in 1806 with changes such as 'check' instead of 'cheque" and 'flavor, humor and color' instead of 'flavour, humour and colour' as spelled by the British. Other changed words didn't catch on such as, hed for head , frend for friend and speek for speak. But modern day movements are still trying to change words to simplify the spelling. There was , not long ago, a school district in Virginia where the teachers and administrators were picketing in front of their local government offices with at least one sign that read, 'enuf is enough' and 'through should be thru'.

  • @elizabethstover3033
    @elizabethstover3033 6 місяців тому +1144

    "the creators of the english language" when multiple of these are french loan words lol

    • @binebine9780
      @binebine9780 6 місяців тому +6

      Exactly😂

    • @treeaboo
      @treeaboo 6 місяців тому +19

      They're ALL French in origin!

    • @spencerlively3049
      @spencerlively3049 6 місяців тому +12

      @@treeaboo isn't arkansas originally from a native american language?

    • @patatebleue6408
      @patatebleue6408 6 місяців тому

      It's called a gallicism

    • @alyssavipond5183
      @alyssavipond5183 6 місяців тому +15

      @@spencerlively3049 The name Arkansas initially applied to the Arkansas River. It derives from a French term, Arcansas, their plural term for their transliteration of akansa, an Algonquian term for the Quapaw people. These were a Dhegiha Siouan-speaking people who settled in Arkansas around the 13th century.

  • @zyswanson7865
    @zyswanson7865 6 місяців тому +1142

    How dyslexic people would spell if we were in control.

    • @Cujo_PapaJohn
      @Cujo_PapaJohn 6 місяців тому

      Ehya I sgues taht cluod korw salewl

  • @mckennatomnay-eg6cd
    @mckennatomnay-eg6cd 5 днів тому

    My brain is working so hard before I even saw this

  • @B3ll4_Edits
    @B3ll4_Edits 2 місяці тому +1

    You will never change how my state is spelled it's a lovely spelling

  • @sjoo8
    @sjoo8 6 місяців тому +409

    I read once that the other letters in “queue” are silent because they’re waiting in line. I couldn’t sleep for three days.

    • @TaBaby6000
      @TaBaby6000 6 місяців тому +1

      😅😓😨😳😳😳🔫💀

    • @3am_-
      @3am_- 6 місяців тому +4

      Cue 'kyü
      Queue 'kyü
      Merriam Webster pronunciation, I fucking hate homophones that just have extra letters

    • @ninkstheultimate3376
      @ninkstheultimate3376 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@3am_- Homophones, homophones, I need my kneaded biscuits plain!!!
      Whether, whether, whether, whether, whether you like it or not,
      Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather is cold warm and hot
      Two, two, two, two, two of my favorite toys
      I'm taking to, to, to, to the place that the first one enjoys
      and I like it too

    • @3am_-
      @3am_- 6 місяців тому

      @@ninkstheultimate3376 who makes homophones. They're so weird, their spelling is strange, and there is no way to avoid them.

    • @ninkstheultimate3376
      @ninkstheultimate3376 6 місяців тому

      @@3am_- Teeeeeeeechnically, you can use other words. Some homophones sound the same as other words because they are simplified.
      Over yonder or yonder in place of over there or there respectively, they are instead of they're, etc.
      But yeah, I hate homophones too.

  • @AdamTheMessanger
    @AdamTheMessanger 6 місяців тому +2280

    I love how he is taking to the creators of English like they are still alive

    • @larurentius
      @larurentius 6 місяців тому +82

      Since languages evolve you could argue we are all the creators of English

    • @thatfedoraguy1112
      @thatfedoraguy1112 6 місяців тому +36

      ​@larurentius I'm putting this on my resume

    • @gusborg8
      @gusborg8 6 місяців тому +4

      As if there are any creators of english

    • @generalgongthehawkeye557
      @generalgongthehawkeye557 6 місяців тому +14

      Laurentius is right!! We've already made words via slang and languages change on how people use it. So yeah, we are the creators of English language.

    • @wisedrunker
      @wisedrunker 6 місяців тому +2

      Love the bull terrier

  • @lucas_lipp
    @lucas_lipp 2 місяці тому

    Banger presentation.
    Also, since the creators of the English language are the people that spoke/still speak it, there's technically a chance that they're considering it. The process is just... pretty slow.

  • @kehkishanshahid3228
    @kehkishanshahid3228 2 дні тому

    We loved your presentation you will soon be getting your promotion letter 😂it was pleasant working with you 🤝good luck

  • @gretchenklubertanz2461
    @gretchenklubertanz2461 3 місяці тому +2134

    Choir did used to be spelled like that!! A group of English scholars in the 17th century changed the spelling to make it match its Latin root from the word chorus! 🤓☝️

    • @5skdm
      @5skdm 2 місяці тому +25

      man, the great vowel change plus those english nerds

    • @cottbdbdbbd
      @cottbdbdbbd 2 місяці тому +49

      English could've been easy then they decided to fan girl over a dead language😭 they also added a B to debt when it never had one to be just like Latin. Among other things

    • @jdelacruz14791
      @jdelacruz14791 2 місяці тому +15

      It's like how debt used to be spelled as dette, and how island was spelled iland

    • @k.5425
      @k.5425 2 місяці тому

      Really? Well it would be nice if it was changed backkkk​@@jdelacruz14791

    • @ElectraTechna55
      @ElectraTechna55 2 місяці тому +3

      Can I make a petition to change it back?

  • @Duque2-
    @Duque2- 6 місяців тому +202

    THE CHOIR ONE IS LITERALLY PERFECT THO WHY ISNT IT SPELLED LIKE QUIRE 😭

    • @lemony4478
      @lemony4478 6 місяців тому +3

      Quagmire can form Quire if you use the two first letter and last three letters.

    • @greego5952
      @greego5952 6 місяців тому +2

      Or Quior?

    • @AztecCroc
      @AztecCroc 6 місяців тому +13

      Because "quire" is a separate word, it's an old word meaning a folded piece of paper or a pile of paper.

    • @avatarxs9377
      @avatarxs9377 6 місяців тому +2

      @@AztecCroc i wonder if it's related "required" or "acquired'

    • @doscruz1840
      @doscruz1840 6 місяців тому

      @@avatarxs9377its related to inquire actually😅

  • @FlightOfTheGriffon-iv5gj
    @FlightOfTheGriffon-iv5gj 2 місяці тому

    so true so true spoken like a god

  • @Art-is_mylife
    @Art-is_mylife 2 місяці тому +2

    Ok what's hilarious is that hors d'oeuvres is actually french not english, they are two words put together😂

  • @morganet3662
    @morganet3662 6 місяців тому +1416

    The way hors d’œuvres and queue are French words and you massacred them- I am crying 💀
    Edit : I feel like we are all French people fighting in the replies which is quite useless, and yes I know choir and Arkansas are French rooted but you would just not say ´choir’ in France you would say chœur bc choir is just not the correct word and Arkansas is literally a name so no one cares so please stop trying to correct me y’all 🫠

    • @SeaaAngell
      @SeaaAngell 6 місяців тому

      Whores de ovaries?

    • @danielallard2958
      @danielallard2958 6 місяців тому +96

      French massacred the words itself

    • @MozartAmadeus-fm5dd
      @MozartAmadeus-fm5dd 6 місяців тому +30

      And also choir, which comes from choeur

    • @morganet3662
      @morganet3662 6 місяців тому +12

      @@danielallard2958 true- but it’s for the aesthetic okay 😭

    • @morganet3662
      @morganet3662 6 місяців тому +2

      @@MozartAmadeus-fm5dd also yes but it’s not literally the same word so yeah that’s why I didn’t include it

  • @spaceless_
    @spaceless_ 6 місяців тому +467

    "hors dee ouyveres" I CANT BREATHE 😭

  • @mightbe_nelgacha
    @mightbe_nelgacha 11 годин тому +1

    Him : i hope the creators of the english language take this into consideration
    Me : bro some were french words

  • @JoshieBoyz
    @JoshieBoyz Місяць тому

    Honestly though, he got me hooked.

  • @The_Lulu.Delulu
    @The_Lulu.Delulu 6 місяців тому +4735

    The letters in “queue” are waiting their turn in the Q
    Edit: Damn, thanks for all the likes y’all!
    Edit #2: okay, 3.8 likes in 1 day???? Dang y’all! TYSM!

    • @michelle1291
      @michelle1291 6 місяців тому +21

      Nice lol

    • @C-Jay_A113
      @C-Jay_A113 6 місяців тому +26

      If I and a are words, then make Q a word.
      Either that or just change it to Que

    • @Lee_dontknow143
      @Lee_dontknow143 6 місяців тому +4

      ayeeee he said it’s now…and i quote..”Q”

    • @Rylee_Drake
      @Rylee_Drake 6 місяців тому +3

      @@C-Jay_A113then that would be so confusing because “what” in Spanish is Que

    • @CraziBloxxer
      @CraziBloxxer 6 місяців тому +3

      exactly like why is pronounced "q" when its should be pronounced like "q-youee-youee"

  • @sammy-shines1328
    @sammy-shines1328 6 місяців тому +451

    -French left the chat

  • @KeiKeireee
    @KeiKeireee Місяць тому

    👏👏👏 well said, well said

  • @Irisgeneral
    @Irisgeneral Місяць тому

    As someone who lived in no longer knockoff Kansas I thank you

  • @jaja47_coolness
    @jaja47_coolness 6 місяців тому +673

    Quire was actually the original spelling of choir!
    But they didn't like minor differences between quire and chorus and wanted it to be the same, so I think instead of
    Choir chorus,
    We should have
    Quire qorus

    • @2alsen
      @2alsen 5 місяців тому +22

      or quorus doesn't even look bad

    • @chantelledavies5702
      @chantelledavies5702 5 місяців тому +3

      @@2alsen but then it lowkey sounds like walrus with a q

    • @nabila9149
      @nabila9149 5 місяців тому +1

      When I was in school, we used to have to buy 3 quire hardcover notebooks. I don't know the origin of that.

  • @YourInternetDaddy
    @YourInternetDaddy 6 місяців тому +865

    -The makers of the English language
    -Reads a French word

    • @estebson
      @estebson 3 місяці тому +13

      Tbf like a quarter of English is French

    • @volpixrossi3589
      @volpixrossi3589 3 місяці тому +5

      Bro all of these words were borrowed into English from French

    • @FrutigerW
      @FrutigerW 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@volpixrossi3589that's exactly what they're saying

  • @HemaaShivani-bg3qv
    @HemaaShivani-bg3qv Місяць тому

    I thought he'd say"Thank you, your honour"💀

  • @CheyenneH-fi4fr
    @CheyenneH-fi4fr 2 місяці тому

    As a Dyslexic this makes me so so happy 😊

  • @SPICY4uu
    @SPICY4uu 2 місяці тому +121

    I am proud of you for standing up for the dyslexic community. ✪

  • @ferdinandrosaldo-ky2hp
    @ferdinandrosaldo-ky2hp 6 місяців тому +489

    when i was a kid i thought the word "Queue" was pronounced as "Kwee" 😭

    • @theythemboss
      @theythemboss 6 місяців тому +14

      omg me too but i thought it was kweewee or kyouyou

    • @ZKidMike3000
      @ZKidMike3000 6 місяців тому +1

      Hahaha, i thought its written qew

    • @Kridorah301
      @Kridorah301 6 місяців тому +9

      I thought it was kwaewae

    • @rahileshanbi5551
      @rahileshanbi5551 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Kridorah301Im with this one 😂

    • @Izzy41630
      @Izzy41630 6 місяців тому

      You're gonna really hate when you find out how Quay is pronounced...

  • @cloudssss1711
    @cloudssss1711 12 днів тому

    Shakespeare is looking down like "Oh woe of me"

  • @jaynamckinley6335
    @jaynamckinley6335 2 місяці тому

    He has a point. Why add extra letters and not even spell words to how they sound?

  • @got_some_screws_loose
    @got_some_screws_loose 4 місяці тому +174

    Colonel💀
    The one word I will always kill braincells over

    • @MiyuKawasaki
      @MiyuKawasaki 3 місяці тому +13

      Fr it should be Kernel

    • @hanstheexplorer
      @hanstheexplorer 3 місяці тому +4

      @@MiyuKawasaki so what? There's another word already kernel.

    • @MiyuKawasaki
      @MiyuKawasaki 3 місяці тому +3

      @@hanstheexplorer so the pronunciation makes sense

    • @got_some_screws_loose
      @got_some_screws_loose 2 місяці тому +3

      @@hanstheexplorer read and read👀 same word but can have different meanings🤷‍♀

    • @nea1090
      @nea1090 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@hanstheexplorer Heck just name it Cernel

  • @cheemsburger6567
    @cheemsburger6567 5 місяців тому +769

    You should add rendezvous to the list.

    • @Heya_Girly
      @Heya_Girly 4 місяці тому +35

      It's french so the only extra letter is "s" since we don't pronounce the "s" in "vous"

    • @AjThatwall-yy4ix
      @AjThatwall-yy4ix 4 місяці тому +42

      Worshesshire sauce
      Warchester sauce?
      Warsheshesheter sauce
      I quit

    • @Plantlover4009
      @Plantlover4009 4 місяці тому +11

      It’s French so no it’s right in French

    • @Jubilee_mae
      @Jubilee_mae 4 місяці тому +6

      But it's such a satisfying word to say and look at 😢

    • @DLAppleGamez
      @DLAppleGamez 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Heya_GirlyThe z is silent too isn’t it
      and the e sounds like an o or an a I don’t know but definitely not an e

  • @Lana-lw5qz
    @Lana-lw5qz Місяць тому

    I look forward to seeing future presentations

  • @eveelucin2797
    @eveelucin2797 Місяць тому

    That last one is relateable

  • @BibleBeltBen
    @BibleBeltBen 6 місяців тому +782

    My uncle kept asking who was bringing the horse divorce to thanksgiving. He was being completely serious.

    • @LittleGreenCar514
      @LittleGreenCar514 6 місяців тому +33

      Yeah... there is a reason why restaurants call them appetizers.

    • @hangryhufflepuff9530
      @hangryhufflepuff9530 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@LittleGreenCar514they're different things though

    • @Tacitus_Kilgore_
      @Tacitus_Kilgore_ 6 місяців тому +2

      I have no idea what’s going on. Am I having a stroke???

    • @Chepaki86
      @Chepaki86 6 місяців тому +2

      bahaha 'hors d'oeuvres' means appitizers

    • @chalnervassor9430
      @chalnervassor9430 6 місяців тому

      @@Tacitus_Kilgore_for real… don’t know what that mean

  • @lilaaaac
    @lilaaaac 6 місяців тому +63

    “colonel”
    like where does the R sound come from 😭
    it should be kernel. if popcorn managed to get it right the military should too

    • @nottzo
      @nottzo 6 місяців тому

      YEP

    • @lydiam6458
      @lydiam6458 6 місяців тому +4

      I always imagined someone pronouncing colonel exactly like it's spelled but saying it VERY QUICKLY, which makes it sound kind of like "kernel", and then that pronunciation spread. I have zero basis for this, and I'm 100% positive I'm wrong, but I still like to think it happened that way 😂

    • @Flogrog
      @Flogrog 6 місяців тому

      No and same with lieutenant. Doesn’t apply in America bc technically they pronounce it wrong but it’s pronounced left tenant so why not just spell it like that??

  • @machiellezz
    @machiellezz Місяць тому

    The last bang was personal 😅

  • @DaveTheSpider1
    @DaveTheSpider1 Місяць тому

    WE NEED AN SERIES 🔥 🗣