Now, if you had to explain why French only conjugates verbs in written rather than spoken form …
For the same reason English spells write, right, Wright, and rite differently. They used to be pronounced differently, but aren’t any more, and the spelling hasn’t been updated to reflect that.
this has always driven me nuts and English is my first language…
I would start using phonetic spelling right now, but it seems like more effort than it is worth to convince everyone I know to accept it.
For the same reason English spells write, right, Wright, and rite differently. They used to be pronounced differently, but aren’t any more, and the spelling hasn’t been updated to reflect that.
this has always driven me nuts and English is my first language… I would start using phonetic spelling right now, but it seems like more effort than it is worth to convince everyone I know to accept it.
And determining which regional accent wins.