As so many pronunciation issues for native English speakers in other languages this goes back to the great vowel shift or the great vowel movement as I like to

As so many pronunciation issues for native English speakers in other languages this goes back to the great vowel shift or the great vowel movement as I like to call it. I essence because of fashion English speakers decided to swap how vowels are pronounced and it's now out of sync with how other languages pronounce the same letters. Must be one of the most costly fashion trends in human history. It's also hard to understand to me why this isn't the first thing you learn in any foreign language class in English speaking countries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift