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===Redundant letters===

The [[English alphabet]] has several letters whose characteristic sounds are already represented elsewhere in the alphabet. These include [[X]], which can be realised as "ks", "gz", or [[X#English|z]]; [[F]], which can be realised as "ph" or [[V]]; soft [[G]] ({{IPA|/d͡ʒ/}}), which can be realised as [[J]]; hard [[C]] ({{IPA|/k/}}), which can be realised as [[K]]; soft [[C]] ({{IPA|/s/}}), which can be realised as [[S]]; and [[Q]] ("qu", {{IPA|/kw/}} or {{IPA|/k/}}), which can be realised as "kw" (or simply [[K]] in some cases). However, these spellings are usually retained to reflect their often- Latin or Greek roots.

==Arguments against reform==