...If all
the rules we the same, "Ghoti" would be
pronounced "fish".
Enough (f sound)
Women (i sound)
Position (sh sound)
Also, homonyms. If that's not
enough proof, I don't know what is.
Saw/Sore
I/Eye
To/Two/Too
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD DO THAT
WHY
Even the names are confusing: homonyms, synomyns,
antonyms etc etc
Sure is not pronounced "ss - uh - ree".
It's pronounced shor.
I before
E except after
C. Oh, unless you're
talking about 'science' or 'chief'
or 'neighbour' or 'weigh' or any
other freaking word
Work pronounced werk
Walk pronounced work
Once pronounced wuns
Silent K's. Actually, silent letters in
general.
Who and How always confused me (still do,
actually). I don't know if that's just me
though.
Minute and minute. omG WHAT THE HELL I hate words
spelled (or spelt? f^ck) the same with different
sounds
For a list of more idiotic hitches in the English
language, look at
www.c4vct.com/kym/humor/esl.htm
Oh my freak, I hate English literacy rules so much
V___V
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Superman5o5 · 1 decade ago
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Aha... reading your comments made me feel much better :)