Comment on What's the weirdest thing in english?
Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The disparity between written English and its pronunciation. Identically written words represented with vastly different sounds, and no real and consistent system whatsoever.
RBWells@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I agree. I like it (the spelling often shows the history of the word, relationships between words) but for an allegedly phonetic system it’s nonsense. Not sure it’s worse than French, but Spanish is so phonetic I can read aloud stuff I don’t even understand!
I learned to read as I was learning to talk, more like a language than a skill - kids learning in school are taught phonics, and I would despair if that was how I was taught.
Once. Really? The word Wonss is spelled Once?
Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Mandatory reference here: The Chaos (Poem)