Most native English speakers pronounced the words properly immediately in their head when reading those confusing sentences, so it has something to do with how they are used and where they are in the sentence. English is my wife's second language and even after 20+ years the tense of some words within a sentence gets her confused. Why is it like this/not like that and I'm like "I don't know, it just is LOL"
Try speaking Piraha which has no fixed words for colors. And for more fun, check out this video on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=272163710851149
I think English is the only major language where words can’t all be pronounced phonetically. Do they have spelling bees in non-English speaking countries?
English words come from many different languages, each with their own pronunciation rules.
#35 In German, a single s is pronounced z. English is a Germanic language, so it makes sense.
For me english is my second language but i also started with german. so it wasnt that big a deal. #20 i read this a couple years back and started to say Meese.
okay but say OUR in a sentence and speak as if you were taking to a friend. “Do you want to come over to our house.” You don’t say HOUR house, most of us are lazy and say R HOUSE.
Most native English speakers pronounced the words properly immediately in their head when reading those confusing sentences, so it has something to do with how they are used and where they are in the sentence. English is my wife's second language and even after 20+ years the tense of some words within a sentence gets her confused. Why is it like this/not like that and I'm like "I don't know, it just is LOL"
Try speaking Piraha which has no fixed words for colors. And for more fun, check out this video on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=272163710851149
I think English is the only major language where words can’t all be pronounced phonetically. Do they have spelling bees in non-English speaking countries?
English words come from many different languages, each with their own pronunciation rules.
#35 In German, a single s is pronounced z. English is a Germanic language, so it makes sense.
For me english is my second language but i also started with german. so it wasnt that big a deal. #20 i read this a couple years back and started to say Meese.
okay but say OUR in a sentence and speak as if you were taking to a friend. “Do you want to come over to our house.” You don’t say HOUR house, most of us are lazy and say R HOUSE.
To me, english is a fun game... :D
I think English is the only major language where words can’t all be pronounced phonetically. Do they have spelling bees in non-English speaking countries?
English words come from many different languages, each with their own pronunciation rules.
#35 In German, a single s is pronounced z. English is a Germanic language, so it makes sense.
#20 i read this a couple years back and started to say Meese.
our and are.... mmmmm nooo
okay but say OUR in a sentence and speak as if you were taking to a friend. “Do you want to come over to our house.” You don’t say HOUR house, most of us are lazy and say R HOUSE.