This page is for categorizing and recording the influences that French and other external spelling systems have had on the spelling of English, in order to better evaluate which spellings in Anglish ought to be changed from the modern English standard, and which ought to be retained. Elements of modern English spelling that derive from French influence: The use of "v" * previously, words with this sound were spelled with either "f", or in older writings, "b" The use of “soft” c and g The use of the digraph “ch” (and by extension, the trigraph “tch”) The use of the digraph “qu” instead of “cw”