If they tried to insist to everyone that they came up with an alternate spelling to align with the Latin roots that’s a different story.
But the English word for Island does not have any Latin roots, so it’s even dumber.
I agree that the person who first put an ‘s’ in ‘Island’ was an idiot. I think it’s idiotic that that is now the correct spelling. But at some point the ‘s’ in ‘island’ went from stupid to correct and it would be even dumber for me to try to fight against it.
My point is that it wasn’t a factor of time that made ‘island’ the correct spelling, it was simply a factor of common usage. Language is defined by how it is used and understood. If people pronouce it gif and are understood then that is the correct pronunciation. Arguing against that is a waste of time, and it’s also admitting that the pronouciation you prefer is not the one commonly used and understood.
But the English word for Island does not have any Latin roots, so it’s even dumber.
I agree that the person who first put an ‘s’ in ‘Island’ was an idiot. I think it’s idiotic that that is now the correct spelling. But at some point the ‘s’ in ‘island’ went from stupid to correct and it would be even dumber for me to try to fight against it.
My point is that it wasn’t a factor of time that made ‘island’ the correct spelling, it was simply a factor of common usage. Language is defined by how it is used and understood. If people pronouce it gif and are understood then that is the correct pronunciation. Arguing against that is a waste of time, and it’s also admitting that the pronouciation you prefer is not the one commonly used and understood.