https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_reform#English
'On the other hand, many words were refashioned to reflect their Latin or Greek etymology. For example, for "debt" early Middle English wrote det/dette, with the b being standardized in spelling in the 16th century, after its Latin etymon debitum; similarly for quer/quere, which was respelled as choir in the 17th century, modelled on Greek χορός chorus; in both cases, the pronunciation was not changed.'
If people want English to have a stronger connection between spelling and pronunciation they can simply go for it, there is no authority that tells you how you must spell a word. Just be prepared for people to not understand what you write and to ridicule you.
And be prepared to defend the spelling of homophones that have now also become homonyms, such as straight and strait (strate?), might and mite.
You mean like the French who don't pronounce the final consonant?
Anyway, fixing the orthography simply privileges the group whose pronunciation matches. And the pronunciation continues to drift anyway so you have to keep on adjusting the spelling.
It’s kinda a joke, but would be kinda cool. They’d only have to negotiate with Ireland, so hopefully wouldn’t get too bogged down.
Same article written in Interlingua: https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlingua
It's essentially a modern, cleaned-up Latin that any European can pick up quickly.
*cries in Hungarian*