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My only real gripe with English is the spelling being almost completely not phonetic. If only we could fix that...
by danmaz74 9y ago
My only real gripe with English is the spelling being almost completely not phonetic. If only we could fix that...
- Al-Khwarizmi 9y agoAnd additionally, the phonetics itself is more complex than needed. Spanish has only 5 vowel sounds, corresponding to the 5 vowels of the Latin alphabet, as does Japanese. English has 20. This is quite a big deal for learning when your native language has a smaller phonetic inventory. My English level is officially C2 (the highest level in the EU framework) and still, I have to think for a second or two before using the words "sheet" and "shit"...
- danmaz74 9y ago> English has 20. I never even realized this... wow.