> On 15/07/2012 04:50 PM, nemesis wrote:
>
>> I find it ironic that a german guy is teaching me that an english word
>> comes from french...
>
> I get most of my English grammar tips from Warp. :-P
>
> I imagine most English people think "Bah, I already know English. I
> don't need to pay attention in English class." Whereas people who don't
> speak English natively probably pay more attention. Or at least, that's
> my theory.
>

>
> Hmm, let's see... It has an accented letter in it. And pronunciation is
> nothing like its spelling. Yeah, I'd hazard a guess it's French. :-P
>

As if english pronounciation had any thing to do with the spelling!

Why isn't foot pronounced like boot, hoot, and toot?
Why isn't put pronounced like but, hut and rut?
Why isn't bomb pronounced like tomb or womb?
Why isn't "ough" always pronounced the same?

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