What is the point of 'k'?

[Jenkins]

At least for PCs, 'k' won't be needed:
- nobody measures things in KB anymore, it's just too small
- hard disks? not really: SSDs are becoming more widespread

It's not just PCs, it's the 'kilo' prefix and anything where k is used as the abbreviation - cilogramme, cilometer, cWh and so on.

Having said that, according to Wikipedia...

Kilo is derived from the Greek word χίλιοι (chilioi), meaning "thousand'

so the k could be replaced with c in this case

 

[Electric_Andy]

If you've ever watched a YT channel called RobWords, you'll see how utterly crazy modern English is. If we got rid of K, there are many other letters, words and spellings that would also qualify for getting binned, replaced or heavily amended. For that reason, I vote K should be cept where it is. OC?

 

[swee'pea99]

I hate to break this to you, but the original British English spelling was 'tire' (from cart wheels in the 15th century), which the Americans have preserved. The spelling 'tyre' was a much later invention, but even the Encyclopaedia Britannica was still spelling it as 'tire' in 1910. The etymology supports the US spelling.

Sorry.

From the Oxford English Dictionary:
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I remember reading somewhere that our idea that Shakespeare and his mates spoke more or less like Laurence Olivier is wide of the mark, the accent of Merrie England having actually been best preserved among the hillbillies of Virginia. To be or not to be, y'all.

 

[briantrumpet]

I remember reading somewhere that our idea that Shakespeare and his mates spoke more or less like Laurence Olivier is wide of the mark, the accent of Merrie England having actually been best preserved among the hillbillies of Virginia. To be or not to be, y'all.

I think consensus is that he was closer to Brummie than Received Pronunciation (RP). This book is well worth reading, and I think it's covered there.

 

[TC99]

I thought this was about ketamine?

 

[Dogtrousers]

My new fitness regime is going well.

I've already done a 10 cm run this morning.

 

[classic33]

My new fitness regime is going well.

I've already done a 10 cm run this morning.

Just as well we don't have metric speed limits yet, you'd be done for speeding.