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I would expect that spelling bees would select words that are not phonetically spelled. This selection bias does not imply that English does not have productive
by WalterBright 1y ago
I would expect that spelling bees would select words that are not phonetically spelled. This selection bias does not imply that English does not have productive pronunciation rules.
- jjav 1y agoTrue, in that spelling bees will select for harder words. But the fact that such words exist, in such large quantities that memorizing them all is so challenging that this becomes a competitive sport, is why engligh is so impossible.