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 04:19:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Uh, this may come as a shock to you, I had four years of English in high school and two years in college. Congratulations if you just discovered that. ♥
2007-09-18 04:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by WooleyBooley again 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! I agree. It's frustrating trying to teach my child how to read. Children automatically go with how a word sounds. I can understand why so many people are dyslexic in this country. We have so many rules (and exceptions to those rules) in our language. I don't know how anyone can learn American Standard English! I took Spanish in high school. We were taught that every letter in a word has a sound (no silent letters!), and that every letter's sound (even vowels) stays the same. So, for example, the letter "a" always has the "ah" sound, no matter where it is in a word. To me, that makes sense.
2007-09-18 05:01:49 · answer #2 · answered by bflyiv3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the spelling can be the phonetic, but the English has the rules that are meant to be the broken.
2007-09-18 04:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by wigginsray 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you all look in the other answers, you'll see where AUNTY has copied and pasted MY answer, so you might want to keep an eye on yours! She's getting good thumbs for MY answer lol...
If you look at my answer in one of the other "do you agrees?" My anser has been posted for about an hour now....
2007-09-18 05:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, but these are not the only ones that will drive you over the edge. The English language is full of them & yes, it is my first language.
Pronunciation will drive you nuts.
2007-09-18 07:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 04:49:32 · answer #6 · answered by AUNTY 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Where's the arguable issue here? Are you just trying for a star?
2007-09-18 04:25:15 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, that's just the nature of language!
2007-09-18 04:24:55 · answer #8 · answered by lafemelle 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree, crazy huh
2007-09-18 04:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-09-18 04:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by shreegems 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋