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I've heard (from non-native speakers) that English grammar's really easy, but it's the pronunciation and conversely spelling that sucks. It's 90% phonetic, but

I've heard (from non-native speakers) that English grammar's really easy, but it's the pronunciation and conversely spelling that sucks. It's 90% phonetic, but that other 10% is pretty wild.

saraid216 14y ago
Ironically, this is because English likes to drag other languages into dark alleys, beat them up, and rifle through their pockets for loose vocabulary. That vocabulary tends to come with a different pronunciation.