The fact that the spelling is far from phonetic - the same combinations of letters can stand for totally different words, like the "ough" in "tough", "though", "drought", etc.
Star this Question if you like please..
2007-09-18 04:16:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Who said spelling ought to be phonetic? Especially in a language which draws from many, many others, one can hardly expect uniformity.
2007-09-18 04:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Was spelling tough for you when you were in school? So many of our words come from different languages so of course the spelling
will not always follow phonetically. That is just the way English is.
2007-09-18 12:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by Precious Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just incase AUNTY posts, shes' stealing other's answeres and getting the good votes on them.
I said earlier to try pluber an lumber and how english is a hard language and such, then I see where she copied and pasted word for word. So keep an eye out!
My Answer:
Hey, try plumber, and lumber
Or "I'll Wind up this toy"
"The Wind is Blowing in my face"
The english laguage is considered the hardest to learn. I'm still finding out stuff about it.. I'd really like to learn japanese though.
2007-09-18 12:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the many reasons that the English language is the most difficult to learn.
2007-09-18 11:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by herfinator 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I gave you 1 star.
Not sure what the question is but im in a giving mood today.
2007-09-18 11:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by Fuzzybutt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Saludos Corazon
2007-09-18 17:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by Beckyta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont understand ur question what u mean by that soni and are u indian?
2007-09-18 17:27:36 · answer #7 · answered by Xx Damn Boii Iish Ya BabiixX 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sup
2007-09-18 19:36:07 · answer #8 · answered by Who 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋