The /W/orst Letter

Letters in the English alphabet using United States pronunciation ranked from best to worst

Based on a video by the same title by Hank Green from Vlogbrothers

1. Vowels

They're special we love them

ooo very consistent. Much appreciate

b

pronounced /ˈbiː/

Proposed Alternative: bee | Stays the same
c

pronounced /ˈsiː/

Proposed Alternative: we don’t need this letter, get rid of it. If it must stay, pronounce it “cay”. “See” is ridiculous, the letter c makes a /k/ sound more often than the /s/ sound anyway
d

pronounced /ˈdiː/

Proposed Alternative: dee | Stays the same
g

pronounced /ˈdʒiː/

Proposed Alternative: ghee NOT jee (because g also makes the /g/ sound more than it makes the /j/ sound. Why is it currently named after its less common sound??)
p

pronounced /ˈpiː/

Proposed Alternative: pee | Stays the same
t

pronounced /ˈtiː/

Proposed Alternative: tee | Stays the same
v

pronounced /ˈviː/

Proposed Alternative: vee | Stays the same
z

pronounced /ˈziː/

Proposed Alternative: zee | Stays the same

S is the only one that really belongs here (to avoid interfering with c). The rest in this lot should be ashamed

f

pronounced /ˈɛf/

Proposed Alternative: fee
l

pronounced /ˈɛl/

Proposed Alternative: lee
m

pronounced /ˈɛm/

Proposed Alternative: mee (If u think this is a bad idea, see you)
n

pronounced /ˈɛn/

Proposed Alternative: nee
s

pronounced /ˈɛs/

Proposed Alternative: see

4. Pretty sure K just followed J's lead

What would pirates do without you?

Q is queer

q

pronounced /ˈkjuː/

Proposed Alternative: I just realized right now I totally skipped Q, that’s how much that one can go. We can use kw to write that sound, and the length of words won’t even change because Q is a coward and won’t go anywhere without U. But at least phonetically they will make sense.

Name a single use of the letter X that can't be replaced by another letter. I'll wait

x

pronounced /ˈɛks/

Proposed Alternative: Get rid of it. Unnecessary. Confusing.

It's like they didn't even try. smh