English Spelling and Pronunciation

[alicebentley]

Any time I feel frustrated with the rules and customs for learning another language (a skill I've never managed to accomplish), I only need to compare with English spelling and pronunciation.

And here's a marvelous poem that really underscores the situation:

http://spelling.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/english-pronunciation/

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I think it's grossly unfair to include any proper nouns in such a thing, as, world-wide (as far as I know) names of people and places might or might not follow any known rule or expectation.

Otherwise, it's charming. Thanks for posting the link.

K.

[madtechie2718.livejournal.com]

Hey!!!

[alicebentley]

Ooops - caught!

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

That's getting up into "Eye of Argon" territory in read-aloud-ability.

It sometimes seems to a traveler that everyone in the world who does not yet speak English is trying to learn it. I am bowled over with compassion for them.