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

submitted 2 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I’m really awful at spelling, or pronouncing words I’ve read but haven’t heard before. I’m not dyslexic so I thought I was just weirdly bad at spelling. Then I started learning Spanish and it turns out I can spell just fine - English is the problem, not me.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

Always has been.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago

I remember being in second grade and being taught all sorts of rules about pronunciation and then a few minutes later, be given edge cases.

It was the moment when I gave up saying things correctly. Herb with a hard H, phone with a hard P. City with a k noise. English is stupid.

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

I treat English spelling like Chinese characters. How you pronounce is at best a hint on how to write.