If you were allowed to change the spelling of a word in the dictionary, what word, or words what you change?

I'll take the "u" out of every word that starts witha "q". I don't see what purpose it has since all words that start with a "q" follows with a "u". (If it looks too weird I'll put it back. ;)

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..actually, I think the pronunciation of Q without the "U" is a hard "C" or "K" as in "Iraq". Adding the "U" gives it that transitioning verb sound like "w".
...whatever, let's toss the U. +6
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by Sir yhvhash on October 16th, 2009
qi has no U its in the dictionary. use it in scrabble all the time.
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by Moley the contrary female dragon on October 16th, 2009
yhvhash: Mmmm...."Quay" and "key" are pronounced the same. Do you know any words that are pronounced differently because of the "u"?

Moley: What does "qi" mean?
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by Marky Mark on October 16th, 2009
No idea but its accepted in scrabble
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by Moley the contrary female dragon on October 16th, 2009
;)
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by Marky Mark on October 16th, 2009
Qi is a functional programming language(whatever that is.LOL)
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by Moley the contrary female dragon on October 16th, 2009
And Java is a cup of coffee. lol!
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Dictionary.com says qi is:
n. The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.

[Chinese (Mandarin) qì, air, spirit, energy of life.]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/qi
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by Marky Mark on October 16th, 2009
Aha Thought it would be chinese
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by Moley the contrary female dragon on October 16th, 2009

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