> What the hell is the difference between "men" and "man"? What's the difference between "bitch" and "beach"? Those words all have completely different vowels

> What the hell is the difference between "men" and "man"? What's the difference between "bitch" and "beach"? Those words all have completely different vowels in English; they're not irregular spellings. If you can't tell the difference, you probably just haven't listened to enough English or have said them incorrectly too much to tell the difference.