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It varies in alphabet languages too. Plenty of native English speakers can’t spell words they can speak. Chinese is not much worse than English in this respect.
by dontlaugh 4y ago
It varies in alphabet languages too. Plenty of native English speakers can’t spell words they can speak. Chinese is not much worse than English in this respect.
- thrown_22 4y agoYes, English is a terrible written language. In a sane world we would have moved to IPA a long time ago. jˈɛs, ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪz ɐ tˈɛɹɪbəl ɹˈɪtən lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ. ɪn ɐ sˈeɪn wˈɜːld wiː wʊdhɐv mˈuːvd tʊ ˌaɪpˌiːˈeɪ ɐ lˈɒŋ tˈaɪm ɐɡˈəʊ.
- tokinonagare 4y agoAnd then we would need to use two very different spellings for American and British English. Be careful with what you wish.
- thrown_22 4y agoThere isn't such a thing as a spelling when you write down what you hear. We can still understand each other despite the spelling of center and centre being different.
- pezezin 4y agoYes, that's why I wrote "in most languages" :D We all agree that English spelling is a royal pain in the ass.