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The wonders of English spelling (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 4 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] apolo399@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I never mentioned pronunciation. I only talked about the untrue claim that english grammar was inconsistent because it was mixed with other languages. The mismatch between pronunciation and spelling is the fault of the printing press.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Ok, but that's the topic of conversation. And even if we set aside pronunciation, English grammar is inconsistent. There are far more irregular verba than there are rules.