Comment on I, too, like books.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 months agoIt would be so much easier if we had accents over our vowels, like in a lot of languages to indicate which of that vowels sounds was wanted.
Comment on I, too, like books.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 months agoIt would be so much easier if we had accents over our vowels, like in a lot of languages to indicate which of that vowels sounds was wanted.
DakRalter@thelemmy.club 3 months ago
oldenglish.info/advpronunciationguide.html
English used to be phonetic, it’s just people started changing the way they pronounced vowels, but the spelling stayed the same. For example, both the k and the gh in “knight” used to be pronounced.