English is a funny language

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I see no logic in the English language. Let me give you an example. Take the word 'read' In the present tense it is pronounced as 'reed; "Go read your book" But in the past sentence, it is spelt the same but it is read as 'red' "I read the book".

Look at these words 'rite' 'right'. 'write;, . All pronounced the same way but spellt different and have different meanings

Can you thinl of any?
 
iamawriter said:
Look at these words 'rite' 'right'. 'write;, . All pronounced the same way but spellt different and have different meanings
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Not everyone pronounces them the same way. People from different parts of the planet usually pronounce them differently, with an accent as well.
 
Yep, there are lots of examples of that in English. There/Their/They're is the classic.
 
English can definitely be tricky with its pronunciation and spelling inconsistencies! Another example that comes to mind is the word "tear." It can be pronounced the same in both its noun form (as in "a tear rolled down her cheek") and its verb form (as in "she will tear the paper"), yet the meanings are entirely different. It's just one of the many quirks of the English language that can make it challenging to learn and understand.
 
There is no logic. One needs to just mug and by constant practice is how one learns the language
 
English is my second language, so it has always been fun to navigate through things that make sense for native speakers but that stand out like a sore thumb to me.

iamawriter said:
I see no logic in the English language. Let me give you an example. Take the word 'read' In the present tense it is pronounced as 'reed; "Go read your book" But in the past sentence, it is spelt the same but it is read as 'red' "I read the book".

Look at these words 'rite' 'right'. 'write;, . All pronounced the same way but spelt different and have different meanings

Can you think of any?
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Yeah. "Night" and "Knight". Is another one that got me.
Yarik said:
Not everyone pronounces them the same way. People from different parts of the planet usually pronounce them differently, with an accent as well.
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Yeah, but that doesn't change the main point, which is that you write the verb in different times exactly the same way even though the pronunciation changes depending what tense are you referring to.


But boy, are you right on how much things varies around the world. I remember when I was applying for my first job online, I had two friends coaching me for my English interview. Then we reach to my pronunciation of "Can" and "Can't" and I felt my head was to explode, my American friend and my Australian friend had very different accents and one sounded to me like Kan & Kent while the other like Ken & Kont. Since it was one of them at the time, I was just undoing my progress with one practicing with the other. Hahahaha. 🤣
 
The English language is definitely weird lol. I was talking about this to one of my coworkers a few weeks ago, she's from Bosnia and has lived here for over 25 years but she still struggles with a few words. You've got words like to, too, and two which are all pronounced the same way but mean different things. To is used when you're saying "I was go to the store." Whereas too is a special too and can be used like "I too, love this song!" Two is just the number 2 spelled out.
 
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