What is the point of 'k'?

[Ian H]

Welsh does without a K, but only because the printer of the Welsh translation of the King James bible didn't have enough Ks for the typesetting. At the time the Welsh were not entirely happy about this.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Welsh does without a K, but only because the printer of the Welsh translation of the King James bible didn't have enough Ks for the typesetting. At the time the Welsh were not entirely happy about this.

A state of affairs that we have permanently adopted.

 

[markemark]

One of hundreds thousands of illogical and unnecessary quirks of the English language. We could strip them all away and make the language far easier to learn. Or accept it as part of our culture and stick with it. The latter also has the benefit of not requiring to change an unimaginably large amount of existing information.

 

[PeteXXX]

People's health would suffer without potassium!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Just as long as nobody gets rid of 'Z', I'll be fine.

It's such an under - used letter in English, but, still, I like it!

 

[Moon bunny]

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.

A person of my acquaintance has W as a middle initial, if he is ever asked for it he says "whiskey" as in the radio alphabet.

 

[Dadam]

A person of my acquaintance has W as a middle initial, if he is ever asked for it he says "whiskey" as in the radio alphabet.

I prefer wuh. As in URLs: "wuh-wuh-wuh dot cyclechat dot net"

 

[sevenfourate]

My Wife calls me a Klum.

If your mocking ‘K’ gains traction; and a 25 letter alphabet ever looks likely - you’ll have erased my whole being 😉 Or I’ll become a Lum 🤷‍♂️

God save the k.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Klum?

Sorry, but what's that?

 

[sevenfourate]

Klum?

Sorry, but what's that?

Oh: no need to apologise for not being able to use Google Doug…… 😉 🤣

“Klum: has German/English origins, possibly meaning "lump," "clump," or related to "plum" or "plumber" (lead worker)”

 

[Sharky]

U can go, but I would like to remain.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ross Kemp wants a word.

 

[Moon bunny]

I prefer wuh. As in URLs: "wuh-wuh-wuh dot cyclechat dot net"

But that makes you sound a bit, well, er, dopey, you might as well start saying "dur" every time you speak.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

But that makes you sound a bit, well, er, dopey, you might as well start saying "dur" every time you speak.

Wuh wuh wuh... Would that not be Kanine?

 

[Dogtrousers]

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

The less said about Eddy Merckx the better.