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I just copied and pasted an example, I didn't write it myself. It's true that order of letters do matter more as words get longer. The point is that we don't re
by oehtXRwMkIs 6y ago
I just copied and pasted an example, I didn't write it myself. It's true that order of letters do matter more as words get longer. The point is that we don't really read letters. We read words.
So I would even argue that written English is basically like Chinese since in both cases you have to recognize the word/character and memorize its pronunciation and meaning. In both scripts you get hints of pronunciation, but in both cases you kind of have to do a lot of memorizing. In the case of English it's because it has no consistent rules or predictability. But then the words aren't really logographic, so I guess we're stuck with the worst of both worlds. No meaning, and very unreliable pronunciation hints.