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Originally Posted by lindagarrette
When I was in grammar school, I had to study phonetic spelling which was a farce. English is not phonetic. For example.
Homonyms Quiz
Most other protoeuropean languages have the written and pronounced words more closely linked. Spanish, French and German, once you learn the rules, are speakable. |
Very nice!
#4 is missing 'reins'.
While not the end-all-be-all of English, phonetics is a useful tool in one's box.
As it is here however, memory and knowledge rule, and the next several dozens of error prone homonyms I got from Sid Gruff. I mentioned this thread and he promptly dashed off 4 note-pages full.
On it goes.
feu
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