no.27 - the letter "C"

I dislike the letter "C". Not only is it useless on it's own, serving no purpose that "S" and "K" don't already handle, but it has the audacity to chum up to "H" amd "K" in order to have some job security.

In the case of "CK" the letter "C" adds nothing but a visual embellishment. The letter "K" is very kind in this regard, but I think "K" is being an enabler.

In the case of "CH" we have a more useful pairing, but one which clearly should have been assigned it's own dedicated letter, rather than being an awkward digraph. (Good job Czech, Slovak, Quechua, Welsh, Breton and Belarusian!) But eager, talentless "C" latched on to "H" and got there first.

Which brings me to "C"'s most egregious sin is - it's placement: Third! The most useful and common letter, "E", is two letters behind! Some believe the alphabet was arranged to evenly distribute letters irrespective of their importance, but, let's face it, the alphabet is weighted towards keeping all the oddballs at the back. Sorry "X","Y", and "Z", but you know it's true.

Don't be fooled by the fact that "C" presents itself as necessary, appearing in simple words found in every child's primer. Krazy Kat would beg to differ.