&gt; An equivalent premise to this author&#x27;s would be to say that the inconsistent spelling and grammar of English is a millstone around its neck.<p>I quote from the article:<p>&gt; I discussed the prima facie unsuitability of English to serve as a world communication medium.<p>Which is linked to another article that discusses exactly that: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chronicle.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;linguafranca&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;23&#x2F;the-unsuitability-of-english&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chronicle.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;linguafranca&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;23&#x2F;the-unsui...</a>