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Abbie
18-04-2006, 20:42
Ok sorry about this and i know this is random but also very WERID but why does the letter Q always have to be followed byt the Letter U? I mean the U is silent anyway so what is the point in it?
.:SpIcYsPy:.
19-04-2006, 15:57
*Looks in dictionary*

:eek: Omg it is as well!! :eek:
Abbie
19-04-2006, 15:59
yer cos i remember in primary school being taught that rule and i didnt ask why but it really does annoy me i mena what is the reason lol?
samantha nixon
19-04-2006, 16:52
ive never realised that before id like to know aswell if you do find out
Skits
19-04-2006, 17:00
i think it's just a spelling rule. like p before n is silent or i before e except after c.
Abbie
19-04-2006, 17:02
I know its really starting to bug me now
Abbie
19-04-2006, 18:14
i think it's just a spelling rule. like p before n is silent or i before e except after c.yer it probably is but still why do we have to have it?
alan45
19-04-2006, 18:22
I remember being taught in school that there was only one word in the English language where U did not follow Q

Dont ask what it is. Its a very long time since I was at school :)
Abbie
19-04-2006, 18:33
awwwwww please try and remember i would love to know what that word is
alan45
19-04-2006, 18:34
Oh look heres loads of words HERE (http://www.elook.org/dictionary/q1.html)
Abbie
19-04-2006, 18:51
wow thnaks i took a look and there are quite a few words without QU wow
Cornishbabe
19-04-2006, 20:23
Its just one of those rules of the stupid english language
Meh
19-04-2006, 20:39
Its just one of those rules of the stupid english language

Why would you call the English language stupid? :searchme:

Imagine you had to learn Chinese or Arabic. I wonder how you'd text talk in chinese?!
Cornishbabe
19-04-2006, 20:43
Why would you call the English language stupid? :searchme:

Imagine you had to learn Chinese or Arabic. I wonder how you'd text talk in chinese?!

we have so many differnt words for the same thing. I can type in chineese using my mates keyboard :)
alan45
19-04-2006, 20:45
Its just one of those rules of the stupid english language


English is spoken by one out of every six people in the world. It is the primary language of the United States, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and, partly, Canada. About 80% of the world's electronically stored information is stored in English language.
Cornishbabe
19-04-2006, 20:47
English is spoken by one out of every six people in the world. It is the primary language of the United States, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and, partly, Canada. About 80% of the world's electronically stored information is stored in English language.

ok then. I didnt mean to start everyone tellling me im worng. It was just my opinion.
Meh
19-04-2006, 20:50
Actually, if she'd said dhe had a problem with American English I'd agree.

I was talking to one of the support engineers in states and spelling my name for the log. I said "Z" and he couldn't understand me. Finally I said what comes after letter 'Y' and he says "You mean Z (pronounced Zee) - there's no 'ed' in 'Zee'". So I told him there was no double 'e' in Z either.
Abbie
19-04-2006, 21:30
ok then. I didnt mean to start everyone tellling me im worng. It was just my opinion.Lol its ok i Know what you mean the english language is quire complicated but sometimes we dont relise it becuase we have been brought up into it