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The wonders of English spelling (files.catbox.moe)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Congratulations, you have described virtually every language on this planet.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Many languages have very specific pronunciation rules. If you can read a word, you can almost always pronounce it correctly, especially when accents are uses. You can often determine the pronunciation from the etymology by the language of origin. It's why spelling bee contestants always ask for country of origin.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Do languages with sylabic alphabets have this problem?

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