What is the point of 'k'?

[SpokeyDokey]

Cold and damp out so the pair of us have been discussing the possibility of a 25 letter alphabet ilo a walk (or possibly walc).

We can't see that 'k' does anything that 'c' can't do instead.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Kudos?
James T Kirk?....wouldn't sound right as Cirk
Kill...would just be silly with a C, sounds like 'sill'

 

[Tenkaykev]

Cold and damp out so the pair of us have been discussing the possibility of a 25 letter alphabet ilo a walk.

We can't see that 'k' does anything that 'c' can't do instead.

But that would mean changing my forum name to Tenayev ( actually that sounds quite exotic🤔

 

[Dadam]

Meh, get rid of W. U (and v interchangeably) took its place in classical Latin. We don't need it, and it's a right mouthful to say its name double-you! At least change its name to "wuh" like we called it in primary school.

 

[Dadam]

James T Kirk?....wouldn't sound right as Cirk

He'd be Circ though!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Kudos?
James T Kirk?....wouldn't sound right as Cirk
Kill...would just be silly with a C, sounds like 'sill'

But c in car doesn't sound like sar.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Cold and damp out so the pair of us have been discussing the possibility of a 25 letter alphabet ilo a walk (or possibly walc).

We can't see that 'k' does anything that 'c' can't do instead.

C is too indecisive.

It spends half its time pretending to be S and half pretending to be K. C should concentrate on doing the only thing it's really any good at, and that's pairing up with H to make ch. It should leave the essing to S and the kaying to K.

And it should change its name to chee.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

But that would mean changing my forum name to Tenayev ( actually that sounds quite exotic🤔

Mad Doug Bicer.

I am not sure what to make of that... 🤔

 

[Sharky]

Cold and damp out so the pair of us have been discussing the possibility of a 25 letter alphabet ilo a walk (or possibly walc).

We can't see that 'k' does anything that 'c' can't do instead.

SpoceyDocey, not sure if it has the same impact.
Cheers Sharcy

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

There’s a recent book about this sort of thing, heard about it on a podcast, sounds completely fascinating.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/why-q-needs-u/danny-bate/9781785307430



View: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/gone-medieval/id1564113746?i=1000738667560

 

[Drago]

I tells ya what grinds my gears about K.

Its when businesses or products arem deliberately mispelled with a K to be kool.

And the KKK. Less said about them the better.

And Count Von Bismarck. A C and a K. Greedy sod.

And that Peter K. About as funny as a dose of the squits.

Km. Low calorie miles for Europhiles.

Nothing good ever came from K. Not even Special K.

 

[classic33]

Cold and damp out so the pair of us have been discussing the possibility of a 25 letter alphabet ilo a walk (or possibly walc).

We can't see that 'k' does anything that 'c' can't do instead.

It's Special!

 

[Electric_Andy]

I think K doesn't have much place in modern language, but has become too engrained in industrial standards to get rid of it. Where would we be without a letter to denote 1000?

 

[sungod]

oh cocc, it's just not right

 

[Ming the Merciless]

How would you distinguish between cm and km?