http://www.englishforums.com/English/TopicOfTheMoment/Forum38.htmDiscussions on anything and everything, all while helping you learn English. (Just like being in a bar!) Please register if you wish to post here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishLanguage/wrjl/post.htm#39551Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:18:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:39551haoqide0http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishLanguage/wrjl/post.htm#39551http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-39551.xmlI don't know of any society or organization that polices the spelling of English words. I do agree that many of the words in the English language are ridiculously spelled, but I don't see much hope for their being changed to a more appropriate spelling. The problem with written communication versus verbal communication is that people are not as lax in their written communication. Because of that fact, people are more willing to stick to the accepted standards of spellng and grammar. In speech, people are much more casual, so there have been numerous words whose pronunciations have changed a great deal over the years, even being recognized by dictionaries as having different pronunciations that are now considered valid. I think even some...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishLanguage/wrjl/post.htmWed, 22 Apr 2009 11:18:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:39468Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishLanguage/wrjl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-39468.xmlit is noted that there are lot of descrepancies between spelling and pronounciation.it will be more useful if we could spell a word in such a way that it agrees more with the pronunciation.we cannot do it locally .it should be something which is accepted universally.i feel american english is somewhat of same kind...do you think it is possible in future and it is a very complicated process.is there any soceity globally for the english langauge who is capable of making decisions like this...?