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Pronunciation. If you are not a native English speaker, the rules for pronunciation are really hard to learn. At least in Spanish, you can know how exactly to s
by pmtarantino 12y ago
Pronunciation. If you are not a native English speaker, the rules for pronunciation are really hard to learn. At least in Spanish, you can know how exactly to say a word just reading it, all the information is "there". This doesn't happen in English at all.
- faitswulff 12y agoOh yes, English is very frustrating in this sense. This poem really puts it your knowledge of English pronunciation to the test: http://pauillac.inria.fr/~xleroy/stuff/english-pronunciation.html http://pauillac.inria.fr/~xleroy/stuff/english-pronunciation... The first verse: Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep you, Suzy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear. So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.
- RogerL 12y agoI suggest the inverse of this - spelling. It is hard to know how to spell a word. How much time did we all waste in school endless drilling on spelling that could have been used in better ways? How much time do I waste now in spell check? Too much.