Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? - Arika Okrent

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  • Explore the evolution of English spelling conventions throughout history, and find out why it's such an inconsistent language.
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    Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from “action,” and you could argue that “g-h-o-t-i” spells “fish.” So, how did English get like this? Arika Okrent explores the complexity of English spelling conventions.
    Lesson by Arika Okrent, directed by Emily Howells, Aaron Brady.
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Komentáře • 586

  • @wilconboofie6748
    @wilconboofie6748 Před měsícem +1565

    In my country we have a saying; English looks like one language from afar when in-fact it’s 3 children wearing the same raincoat. ☔️ 🧥

  • @lovesunnyskies
    @lovesunnyskies Před měsícem +1410

    the subtle "huh" when things got confusing killed me 😭

  • @ZechariahB
    @ZechariahB Před měsícem +928

    My man snuck in the HUH sound effect multiple times casually in a TED-Ed video
    It perfectly fits

  • @airiquelmeleroy
    @airiquelmeleroy Před měsícem +366

    English is hard, though through tough thorough thought you can learn it little by little

    • @HeyKevinYT
      @HeyKevinYT Před měsícem +15

      my semantic satiation instantly activated after reading that

    • @lolatiffhur
      @lolatiffhur Před měsícem +9

      Compared to other languages it’s actually pretty easy.

    • @legitusername-zl7to
      @legitusername-zl7to Před měsícem +16

      easier translation:
      "English is hard, it is difficult through the entire way but throughout your thinking you can learn it bit by bit"

    • @nainasingh8246
      @nainasingh8246 Před 29 dny +7

      had a seizure reading that and I can only speak English 😭

    • @inakuvaswaldenstrm6117
      @inakuvaswaldenstrm6117 Před 23 dny +1

      ​@lolatiffhur maybe some, but if you are a native speaker, you have to remember that things might seem way easier for you than others. I have learned Spanish and it's easier. Italien is easier. You can argue that Mandarin is easier too. Dutch might be easier. I don't know a lot about other languages than that, but they are some examples

  • @jangzhang7323
    @jangzhang7323 Před měsícem +313

    English: There has to be a way to blame this hot mess on the French.

  • @somerandomguy___
    @somerandomguy___ Před měsícem +362

    I find it absolutely hilarious they decided to use the "huh??" Sound effect XDD

  • @matematixyt
    @matematixyt Před měsícem +450

    wonderful! can't get *enough* of these "english spelling is complicated but there's actually a reason behind it" typa things

    • @the_unknown8807
      @the_unknown8807 Před měsícem +5

      Yep, thats how it is

    • @bananaforscale1283
      @bananaforscale1283 Před měsícem +1

      watch otherwords

    • @Rabbitforce97
      @Rabbitforce97 Před měsícem +3

      but.... there's no reason behind it? It just happened?? 4:10

    • @matematixyt
      @matematixyt Před měsícem +8

      @@Rabbitforce97 i didn't mean it like "we know EVERY SINGLE nook and cranny about why its like this, i meant like "oh this word was originally said how it was spelled and then OOPS great vowel shift happened."

    • @ILoveOrcasAndWhales
      @ILoveOrcasAndWhales Před měsícem

      no way matenatixxx

  • @demonthegamer3624
    @demonthegamer3624 Před měsícem +171

    I can't believe that one of the most respected educational channels in youtube would put the "HUH?" sound effect in their videos

  • @Sleepyfairies
    @Sleepyfairies Před měsícem +289

    The title made me say “tough” like “toe” just so it could rhyme with dough 😭

    • @adrianblake8876
      @adrianblake8876 Před měsícem +7

      And then admitted that it was originally pronounced like that...

    • @reya..4668
      @reya..4668 Před měsícem +1

      Same

    • @jim6038
      @jim6038 Před měsícem

      Ken ia Keno?

    • @KrisJairedDeCastro
      @KrisJairedDeCastro Před měsícem +7

      While me pronouncing dough as duff to rhyme with tough lol

  • @alfonsoribada9607
    @alfonsoribada9607 Před měsícem +141

    2:27 It's the subtle WTF for me. 😂

  • @ethan________
    @ethan________ Před měsícem +30

    can we just take a moment to appreciate how insane the animation and visual storytelling is?

  • @cormacsmithy3975
    @cormacsmithy3975 Před měsícem +105

    0:20 Lmao one of the protestors holding a sign saying "Have I nothing better to do?" 😂

    • @aidahanwar7311
      @aidahanwar7311 Před měsícem +10

      the baby's sign saying "language is arbitrary, change my mind" SENT ME HAHAHHAHA

    • @novemberninth4392
      @novemberninth4392 Před měsícem +1

      I love the one saying "silent letters are dum", that is SO smart

  • @octopus-7
    @octopus-7 Před měsícem +67

    I always wondered why English pronunciation rules were a bit difficult, and now I hope this video provides an answer.

  • @Becky_Cooling
    @Becky_Cooling Před měsícem +132

    To anyone who has learnt English as a second language: Well done! English isn't easy, even if (like me) you've spent your whole life speaking it!

    • @jimmyseavp
      @jimmyseavp Před měsícem +7

      literally, i admire people who speak more than one languages and/or english

    • @ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss
      @ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss Před měsícem

      Why are you monolingual? So sad

    • @benjaminb5889
      @benjaminb5889 Před měsícem +11

      My first language is french so I know that spelling can be a nightmare 😂 (I also speak german and a bit of italian).

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 Před měsícem +1

      To be fair, being a native speaker, they a lot of stuff in English that go "HUH?"

    • @chiragsharma5624
      @chiragsharma5624 Před měsícem +1

      @@jimmyseavp i can speak 3

  • @LightBlueVans
    @LightBlueVans Před měsícem +27

    “making it especially tough”
    absolutely adorable dough ball ☺️ i adore the printing press animation, that was lovely

  • @DIOsNotDead
    @DIOsNotDead Před měsícem +29

    gotta love the "huh" sound effect being used like thrice in this video lol

  • @olivia-fz8dn
    @olivia-fz8dn Před měsícem +10

    As a native English speaker, I always figured it had to do with the word’s original origins, but this video makes it much more clear!

  • @ntlrdm
    @ntlrdm Před měsícem +17

    'Tough, Trough, Through, Though, Thorough, Thought' and 'Pause, Pores, Paws, Pours' are 2 examples of why English probably looks confusing and doesn't make much sense to non-native speakers. I also find it silly a lot of the time as a native speaker, and it makes it even more apparent as I have 2 native languages and my second language although complex and difficult to learn, has many rules that give it structure and order. Since it isn't based on other languages if you understand the rules you will know the pronunciation and often be able to deduce the meaning of some words just by reading them.
    Something interesting though, in defence of English as a language, is an example the Spanish language writer J. L. Borges brought up once in an interview which also demonstrates the complexity and nuance of English. Having roots in Germanic and the Latin language means that for many ideas or examples you may have, you often can find words that have different meaning and nuance, which can express a subtle or important difference and distinction in the idea, object, or situation you are describing. The examples he gave were the words 'fraternal' and 'brotherly' or 'regal' and 'kingly' which all have different meaning, as well as the use of 'Holy Spirit' and 'Holy Ghost', which in a poem would evoke a different feeling, as the former is a light Latin word and the latter is a dark Saxon word, as he described them.
    Other examples he gave were the freedom and adaptability of verbs and prepositions such as 'laugh off', 'dream away', or to 'live something down', 'live up to something'. Maybe it's the chaos and nonsensical things sometimes about English that also bring the best out of it too.

  • @coleashraf9621
    @coleashraf9621 Před měsícem +27

    At 4:09 the “hus” pronunciation reminded me of how we tend to pronounce house in Scotland. I guess because Scots and Scottish English have retained more Germanic roots?

  • @jessicadecuir5622
    @jessicadecuir5622 Před měsícem +6

    One good thing about English spelling: “queue” is certainly worth more points when playing Scrabble than “q.”

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Před měsícem +27

    Moral of the Story: Never underestimate tough dough

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Před měsícem +22

    0:03 This quote is brilliant!

    • @Santiino
      @Santiino Před měsícem

      Can you explain?
      English is not my first Language

    • @lovwanshichetan
      @lovwanshichetan Před měsícem +4

      ​@@Santiinodouble "o" in blood & flood sounds "uh" but in food it's "u" only i.e bluhd, fluhd, fu:d and similarly in mould, "oul" sounds like "owl" unlike in should & would where it sounds "u" only i.e mowld, shud, wud. Quote is used basically targeting the chaos in English regarding it's pronunciation, words & rules which applies to one or some case but not all or many.

    • @cay6578
      @cay6578 Před 21 dnem

      ​@@lovwanshichetanoh.. i thought it would have like a metaphor under it with the mix of the wordplay😭

  • @topi1374
    @topi1374 Před měsícem +46

    omg
    I never realised until now that "daughter" with the guttural "ch" sounds like "Tochter", the german word for it
    thank you!

    • @b.a.erlebacher1139
      @b.a.erlebacher1139 Před měsícem +4

      German underwent a consonant shift, part of which was d shifting to t. The youtube channel RobWords has a neat video about how to read German without knowing German by unshifting the consonants to make it look more like English.

  • @justinehercthehuman
    @justinehercthehuman Před měsícem +7

    Didn't notice the initials at 2:23 paired with the HUH sound effect lmao.

  • @geezotics
    @geezotics Před měsícem +19

    It’s 9AM just took a blinker and I’m locked tf in for the day. Thank you for the education I didn’t know I needed 😂🙏🏽

  • @Becky_Cooling
    @Becky_Cooling Před měsícem +20

    the animation is soooooo cute!

  • @r.s.9239
    @r.s.9239 Před měsícem +8

    2:52 Ted ed stop I’m dying why are you using this sound effect😂

  • @luizapalavizini2949
    @luizapalavizini2949 Před měsícem +6

    In my country most people consider english grammar easy or a little chalenging, but everybody thinks the writing makes no sense

  • @sanvijain5354
    @sanvijain5354 Před měsícem +6

    The animation quality is just amazing!!! Brilliant job 👏 😍

  • @re_animatedabby6791
    @re_animatedabby6791 Před 29 dny +2

    Lol love the little bread 🍞 with the rolling pins at the end! So cute! Should be a digital phone wallpaper!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Před měsícem +10

    0:53 ‘Ghoti’ also refers to Bengalis who do not originate from what we now call Bangladesh.

  • @narnia4703
    @narnia4703 Před měsícem +6

    All the little faces on inanimate objects. 😆 The animation is amazing!

  • @stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369
    @stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 Před měsícem +53

    2:25 I was not expecting the "Huh" sound effect here lol

  • @virendrasahani6871
    @virendrasahani6871 Před měsícem +3

    Beautiful explanation. Thanks for sharing.

  • @CalpolMeister
    @CalpolMeister Před měsícem +32

    2:26 HUH

  • @MrsJudithWright
    @MrsJudithWright Před měsícem +6

    Great to have such a clear and upbeat lesson on why English is such a difficult language to learn for non native speakers. Never knew I was interested in this until this lesson.

  • @strange_and_magnificent
    @strange_and_magnificent Před měsícem +2

    Love your animation, as always.

  • @tozboz1018
    @tozboz1018 Před měsícem +5

    2:26 HUH
    2:52 H U H
    4:56 H U H

  • @mst671
    @mst671 Před měsícem +2

    when I learnt writing English, for some words I memorised how to pronouce it in my language, so in my head when writing beautiful I think "Be-au-ti-ful" or for language "lan-gu-a-ge"

  • @dayanaparedes7362
    @dayanaparedes7362 Před měsícem

    This video blew my mind in ways I didn't expect it would 🤯

  • @The_Observer_god
    @The_Observer_god Před měsícem +20

    You know that English is completely broken when*
    Go = go
    So = so
    To = tuuuuu.............

  • @anelauhaneailana1899
    @anelauhaneailana1899 Před 28 dny

    Have often said that English is one of the most difficult languages. This is a brilliant explanation of why

  • @sphakamisozondi
    @sphakamisozondi Před měsícem +3

    02:26, that "huh" meme has made it into a Ted video 😂

  • @antonfeirer3408
    @antonfeirer3408 Před měsícem +5

    As someone who speaks German, learning English was pretty easy once I accepted that some things just were the way they were and couldn't be changed. Happens in German all the time :D

    • @thenovicenovelist
      @thenovicenovelist Před měsícem

      German is one of the languages I'm trying to learn. So far, the hardest thing seems to be the gendered articles because I haven't figured out the tricks for determining when to use der, die, das, etc. when it comes to things that normally don't have a gender in English. In Spanish, there are rules that work the majority of the time (o/a = el/la, with a few exceptions). But I haven't figured out those rules for German articles yet.

    • @alyanahzoe
      @alyanahzoe Před 10 dny

      2:27 “wtf” 😂😂😂

  • @suprememaxpayne
    @suprememaxpayne Před měsícem +3

    The "un peu" to "la vache" scale is a nice touch

  • @TY-bd8bo
    @TY-bd8bo Před měsícem

    Congratulations on 20M subscribers!

  • @gailaltschwager7377
    @gailaltschwager7377 Před měsícem +2

    Thank you!

  • @Stratelier
    @Stratelier Před měsícem +10

    Don't think we didn't see what you did with the three manuscripts at 2:25 !

  • @dorians2138
    @dorians2138 Před měsícem +2

    It's funny how in many countries such a thing as a spelling bee wouldn't even be posible because everything is written exactly how it sounds

  • @Crichi404
    @Crichi404 Před měsícem +3

    the "huh" sound took me out, I didn't expect it to be in a Ted Ed vid 😭

  • @katherineknapp4370
    @katherineknapp4370 Před 10 dny

    My last is Knapp, a German last name. In English the K is silent so it sounds like "Nap" but in German, the K isn't silent and is said in a tough German accent. This video reminded me of that, thanks Ted-Ed!

  • @gustavocarvalholoboleite3526
    @gustavocarvalholoboleite3526 Před měsícem +10

    Hey Ted -ed sugestion to next history video about Los Angeles ritos of 1992

  • @gabrielas7596
    @gabrielas7596 Před měsícem +2

    Thank you Ted-Ed ! Now please do the same with the Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages !

  • @lawrenceheyman435
    @lawrenceheyman435 Před měsícem

    What an amazing video. Congratulations to all involved

  • @LEFT4BASS
    @LEFT4BASS Před měsícem +1

    The way we know a lot of old pronunciations is because the lack of standardized spelling left many people writing words as they were spoken. Being unstandardized actually tells us a lot about our linguistic past.

  • @bobthegoat7090
    @bobthegoat7090 Před měsícem +1

    It is fascinating when you encounter Old-English words that sound familiar in your language. I am from Denmark, where we still say "hus" like he pronounced it in the video. It is a real shame we didn't keep this standardization. Almost weird germanic languages grew farther apart in the modern day. However, now that English has the same role as Latin and French played many centuries ago, we may end up changing our own languages as all European countries steadily embrace English. Still, I am all for simpler spelling that conveys how they sound.

  • @invalidaccount6147
    @invalidaccount6147 Před měsícem +2

    English is new language that's why it didn't get much time to evolve.
    So, the older languages from India China are well evolved and hence well defined. This must be the case.

  • @alexanderflorence7176
    @alexanderflorence7176 Před 22 dny +1

    The strange thing about english though is that the reason it is ultimately become the dominant spoken language on the planet is because it is easy to be understand and or decern what someone is trying to despite being very difficult get correct which is a feature that many languages in the world lack i.e. if you get it wrong in most european or arabic languages its very difficult to then infer or decern meaning from what some is saying

  • @aaronsz6749
    @aaronsz6749 Před měsícem +2

    Me as a non-native English speaker was very easy to understand and learn English grammatically but when it came to speaking, pronunciation was and still is very hard to understand.

  • @nerdlingeeksly5192
    @nerdlingeeksly5192 Před měsícem +2

    I would like to point everyone to a Gallagher video where he tackles the flaws in the English language.

  • @ChincerDante
    @ChincerDante Před měsícem +1

    as someone that comes from a language that is very phonetic , i always found spelling bees fascinating , it does feel english doesnt even need to use strange words from other languages just to fill a spelling bee, thanks to the "inconsistencies" in its spelling vs pronunciation. in spanish you can fabricate a word and the spelling more or less would make sense

  • @thepessimist9641
    @thepessimist9641 Před měsícem +1

    English is a fascinating language!

  • @topherthe11th23
    @topherthe11th23 Před měsícem +4

    3:01 - And that's a GOOD thing, because otherwise "daughter" would sound too much like "doctor" and "all caught up" would sound too much like "all co'cked up". "Fraught"/"frocked", etc..

  • @GregorWSky
    @GregorWSky Před měsícem +18

    Maybe it's time to create an “Easy English" where everything makes sense

    • @drewdabbs418
      @drewdabbs418 Před měsícem +2

      Not really possible. Too many different countries speaking it and too many dialects

  • @alkistisvas9341
    @alkistisvas9341 Před měsícem

    Excellent. Thank you

  • @Passion84GodAlways
    @Passion84GodAlways Před měsícem +32

    2.25 was a HILARIOUS (and unexpected) touch!!! 😫😆😂🤣🤣

  • @adnankarimsampd3504
    @adnankarimsampd3504 Před měsícem

    Everything aside the visual representations are so good💟

  • @brunohannud
    @brunohannud Před měsícem +1

    Its simple grammar rules and fantastic possibilities makes British English the most indicated language as a first language, one's own language coming in once basic English becomes Universal.

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 27 dny

      English and "simple grammar" in one sentence without negation? wow
      Then i guess having 12 tenses (JUST WHY 12 AND NOT 2 OR 3?) and nightmarishly more irregular words than regular words are nowadays counted as "simple"..........

  • @khanes5376
    @khanes5376 Před měsícem

    Gotta love what the large letters spell out at 2:24.

  • @Sevara0806
    @Sevara0806 Před měsícem +1

    As a person who learned english intentionally,,l didn't even notice anything wrong/weird when learning it.I just got used to it as l listened and read

  • @Maus-nc8jo
    @Maus-nc8jo Před měsícem

    As a German this makes so much sense now. Like for example daughter is translated to Tochter in German. Today both words sound very different. But the german ch makes exactly the sound the gh was once supposed to make before it was dropped in English.
    When you prounounce daughter with the original sound the th is supposed to make it sounds very similar to the german sound of the word.
    The same logic can be applied to laugh and lachen in german.

  • @thenovicenovelist
    @thenovicenovelist Před měsícem +1

    And then the weirdness increases when comparing American English and British English. Also, if you are an American from the South who runs into someone who speaks Geordie it can get even more confusing (I know from experience). I still loved my time in the UK and hope to visit again one day.

  • @Mayflower09
    @Mayflower09 Před měsícem +2

    Ted ed I love your videos!!❤❤

  • @royyu594
    @royyu594 Před měsícem +2

    This video is great!

  • @justinehercthehuman
    @justinehercthehuman Před měsícem +3

    Imagine traveling into the far future and then you see they fixed the English language and our present films and literature are then treated like how we treat the old language used by Shakespeare and the likes.

  • @OHPIKACHUKACHU
    @OHPIKACHUKACHU Před 27 dny

    FASCINATING!

  • @michaelcarbone6101
    @michaelcarbone6101 Před měsícem

    I’ve been spelling it fish all my life. I’m not changing now!

  • @anoriolkoyt
    @anoriolkoyt Před měsícem +1

    Another "indirect" aspect is the culture's literary tradition. English literary tradition is realtively young, compared to French and Latin. So gor thr French, even today, their language is something at the core of their culture and as such, everyone outside the academic world takes an interest in its evolution. For the English world, we see our language as more of a "tool". Its why we are so flexible and improvisational with it. For example, French imported the word "weekend". There was a huge debate whether there ahould be a dash or not (weekend, or week-end). Im living in France and i was asked my opinion since im American. My response: "who TF cares?". English being so loose on its rules its one of its strengths, im my opinion. Its also why sci-fi and fantasy is much more "palatable" in English... Its interesting and fun to invent words. The French tend to have a resistance to this. For example, in Harry Potter, Rowling inventes the term "deathly hallows", which is a clever invention. The French translation calls them "reliques" (relics). Less fun.

  • @paytonturner1421
    @paytonturner1421 Před měsícem +1

    When it comes to spelling, I'm terrible at it and I need help from technology to spell the words that I can't spell. I can agree upon the point that English is a very difficult language when it comes to spelling. Sounding out words won't help me at all. You probably need to guess the letters.

  • @jesstheghost61
    @jesstheghost61 Před měsícem

    loving the duolingo sound effects

  • @chickenfish15
    @chickenfish15 Před měsícem +2

    The "ghoti" thing doesn't really work for me because otherwise I'd pronounce it as "fœush"...

  • @titilayoshitta3940
    @titilayoshitta3940 Před měsícem

    Congratulations on 20 million subscribers

  • @AntTonyLOLKID
    @AntTonyLOLKID Před měsícem +1

    I remember someone saying "English is easy if you know the history of the words" which makes it comparable to Chinese... (but Chinese memorises characters itself, rather than history of words)

  • @josemanuelburgara1680
    @josemanuelburgara1680 Před měsícem +2

    Arika Okrent , I knew it sounded familiar, she is the author of the book highly irregular

  • @cesarparra6025
    @cesarparra6025 Před měsícem +2

    A series of videos about languages would be nice, like the top 10 most spoken, one down nine more to go?

  • @pinkgreenmelon2209
    @pinkgreenmelon2209 Před měsícem +1

    English is so reasonably complicated. It reminds me of how hard spelling bees were when the words were actually so simple.

  • @wholesand
    @wholesand Před měsícem +3

    Should a spelling reform take the old spelling and change it a little to fit the modern pronunciation in a phonetic way?

  • @Kamado4949
    @Kamado4949 Před měsícem

    Animation is so cool!

  • @Totally_not_ratzanna
    @Totally_not_ratzanna Před 16 dny +1

    2:25 the "WTF really got me💀💀

  • @walkwiithme
    @walkwiithme Před měsícem

    That's so interesting!!

  • @silverleaf15
    @silverleaf15 Před měsícem +4

    Can someone pls explain why colonel is pronounced like kernel?

    • @b.a.erlebacher1139
      @b.a.erlebacher1139 Před měsícem +2

      I think it started off as coronel, having something to do with a special hat or crown. It still has the r in some languages, IIRC, Spanish. I'd like to know why lieutenant, literally 'place holder', is pronounced as it is spelled in the US (lootenant), but leftenant in the UK.

  • @erdvilla
    @erdvilla Před měsícem +1

    Easier getting the Metric system in the US than getting rid of those silent letters and letters that sound different depending on the word.
    But I've noticed that kids who get Spanish in their school are better at spelling in English because they learn a language where every letter has to be pronounced, not to mention the plentiful words with identical or similar writing in both languages.

  • @topherthe11th23
    @topherthe11th23 Před měsícem +2

    For those who argue against change just to be against change (check their politics too!), let me tell you that the spelling and grammar of English is going to change ANYWAY. It will either change accidentally and without guidance towards more rationality as people "just do what sounds like it conforms with norms", or it can be guided by reason. I prefer the latter vs. the chaos we have ended up with and the DIFFERENT (and nigh-unintelligible) chaos we will end up with if we just "let it evolve as it will". First thing is to be able to say "The clock not ticking", as you can say in hundreds of other languages, without having to purchase an "is" (to make "the clock IS not ticking") from the company that manufactures helping-verbs whose brother-in-law was King Of England during Chaucer's time. We are already seeing MANY people in the U.S.A. say things like "My car not starting". It's time for us to make that the standard.

  • @RandomCronch
    @RandomCronch Před měsícem +1

    I made a rant about this in drama a week or so ago. Kinda funny, we have a lot of the same points. To be fair, its not that hard to point out these inconsistent words in English.

  • @luvotheoduntsu708
    @luvotheoduntsu708 Před měsícem +1

    Not forgetting 'Ok', which was an abbreviation of 'Oll Korrect'. Before 'All' was given then letter 'A', and majority of words starting with 'K' were amended to start with 'C'😂🫶🏽.

    • @falinestixiaolong9691
      @falinestixiaolong9691 Před měsícem +1

      There's no definitive answer and many theories around the origin of "OK", and even your theory originates from the 1840s where it would have come from an intentional mispelling, not before spelling was standardized. Plus "correct" comes from Latin and was never spelled with a K.

    • @b.a.erlebacher1139
      @b.a.erlebacher1139 Před měsícem +1

      Not quite. It derives from mid-19th century US newspapers where rural people were made fun of for their illiteracy, and represented as writing crudely and spelling phonetically. Btw, 'correct' is a French-derived word and was never spelled with a k in English.

  • @fleek6319
    @fleek6319 Před 26 dny

    great animation, thank you

  • @lindseyfishead2181
    @lindseyfishead2181 Před 23 dny

    no way i just wanted a ted ed video that includes the "HUH" sound effect multiple times

  • @LNC4P
    @LNC4P Před měsícem +1

    I'm all for reinventing the written English language to make it more phonetic. As a native English speaker, I hated learning to read as a child because it was more rote memory than logical composition of letters to form words. Take the Hawaiian language for example. Most, if not all, their words are spelled in a logical phonetic manner where any one who understands the rules of the sounds each letter makes can read it fairly easily.

    • @DerpDerp3001
      @DerpDerp3001 Před měsícem +1

      Nah, let's go the Japanese route and slap in some Kanji with latin for foreign words and runic for native words. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

  • @sametcalsknn
    @sametcalsknn Před 28 dny

    nice explanation thanks

  • @lingandetyrox
    @lingandetyrox Před 29 dny

    Great Vowel Shift and Consonantal Shift. The former turned meat being pronounced as /mεt/ to /mi:t/, and the latter turned the /x/ sound into a /f/ sound