English English:
>centre
Ergo
>centrist
>centric

American English:
>center
Ergo
>centerist
>centeric

Stupid yanks.

>>212939669 (OP)
da wose

>>212939669 (OP)
>British English
>larps as French

English has had vowel syncopation since it first began to be written down
In this case, American spelling is a better representation of its pronunciation

>>212939891
You Yanks still pronounce ‘centric’ as ‘centric’ instead of ‘centeric’.

>>212939669 (OP)
Nigga they are spelled how they are pronounced
>Cen-ter
>Cen-trist
>Cen-tric
Nobody is saying
>Cen-tray
>Cen-ter-ist
>Cen-ter-ic
>>212939891
This

>>212939669 (OP)
But crentre isn't pronounced /ˈsɛntɹə/ thoughbeit
Phonologycally speaking "center" makes more sence
US: /ˈsɛntəɹ/ UK: /ˈsɛntə/

>>212940035
Our language
Our rules, Yanks can cope and seethe

>>212940084
I speak American

>>212939979
You completely misunderstood my point
"Center" and "centric" both reflect actual pronunciation, and this sort of spelling paradigm has a long history in English

>>212940151
‘Centre’ looks much better than ‘center’

‘favourite’ looks much better than ‘favorite’

And Yanks don’t pronounce the ‘h’ in ‘herb’.

>>212939669 (OP)
English is such a highly lexicalised language that this doesn't really matter and you are grasping at straws.
>meaningless calques like flea market
>parliament, parlour, parlance without the verb parler "to speak"
>cavalry/chivalry/horse, archery/bow
At least it's not as bad as Japanese.

>>212940253
Excuse me, pirates parlay.

>>212940321
Yes, but it has a specialised meaning.

>>212940214
>‘Centre’ looks much better than ‘center’
yet it doesn't reflect the word's pronunciation
>‘favourite’ looks much better than ‘favorite’
see above
>And Yanks don’t pronounce the ‘h’ in ‘herb’.
hey, a broken clock is right twice a day

>>212940253
don't forget the words that were loaned multiple times
>warden and guardian
>chief and chef

>>212940214
>it le looks better
This is what happens when your language has no actual pronunciation rules.

>>212939669 (OP)
American English is uglier than British English, but I prefer their vocabulary sometimes. "Elevator" just sounds better than "lift". Same with "flashlight" vs "torch".