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2007-03-11 07:03:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
This is because there are several combinations of letters that form different sounds making vowels particularly confusing. While languages like Spanish have a direct relationship of 1 sound for 1 vowel, English has different sounds for the vowels; if I remember correctly there are 16 different vowel sounds in English. One example of this is the word ghoti:
Ghoti is an imaginary word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is pronounced , just like fish:
* "gh", as in laugh, ;
* "o", as in women, ; and
* "ti", as in nation, .
Ghoti is often cited to support English spelling reform, and is frequently attributed to George Bernard Shaw, who supported this cause, but it is unlikely to have originated with him.
2007-03-11 07:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by jenny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is egsl?
2007-03-11 07:12:33 · answer #2 · answered by levity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋