I have found a lot of writings about spelling reforms of the English
language. But, as far as I know, is the English _writing_ (either
British or American) what joins the world: non-english speakers often
use their mother tongue rules to pronounce the English words they
learn. Why not change the pronunciation of English to be more
predictable?
We could assign a unique phonem to each letter, so that
pronunciation would no longer be ambiguous.
For instance, we could use the latin vowels:
a: like uh
e: like the e in pen.
i: like ee
o: like aw
u: like oo
In the example, "join" would be pronounced as jaw-in.
Pros: No need to rewrite old texts. Also convenient for computer
languages and sources, which couldn't "update" to the new ortography.
Cons: Pronunciation is volatile. Spoken do***ents are less common
than written do***ents, but speaking is more frecuently used than
writing. People cannot immediately switch their pronunciation, so it
should be done in stages. Also, if pronunciation is based on
ortography, the British/American differences had better be solved.
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