Why English is hard to learn
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='877240' date='May 13 2009, 05:27 PM
Try explaining to someone why the following words all start with the same two letters, but are pronounced differently:
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Champagne (yes a French word, but it's in your English dictionary)
Champion
Character
Champagne (yes a French word, but it's in your English dictionary)
Champion
I've had great fun teaching my kids to read...
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='876995' date='May 13 2009, 02:49 AM
English is so difficult because we have SO MANY rules and we tend to break all of them at one time or another! 
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Originally Posted by rik zeppelin' post='879789' date='May 15 2009, 07:48 PM
Yea it's difficult alright. Took me until I was at least 2 1/2 to learn it.....
they're -they are- their- there
to - too - two
you're - you are - your
yet Boston is spelled the same whether you say "Boston" or , as they say on the East Coast "Baaahss-ton"
Creek is spelled "Creek" whether you say "Creek" or "Crick".
Quad-M is pronounced the same whether you say "Quad-M" or "that bastard Quad-M"
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='880136' date='May 16 2009, 08:31 AM
Quad-M is pronounced the same whether you say "Quad-M" or "that bastard Quad-M"
Nice set-up, too!
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='880170' date='May 16 2009, 10:46 AM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Nice set-up, too!
Nice set-up, too!
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Let's not forget the most obvious one...break and brake!
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Originally Posted by BMRMEUP' post='881408' date='May 17 2009, 06:46 PM
Let's not forget the most obvious one...break and brake!
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='877240' date='May 13 2009, 06:27 PM
Try explaining to someone why the following words all start with the same two letters, but are pronounced differently:
Character
Champagne (yes a French word, but it's in your English dictionary)
Champion
Character
Champagne (yes a French word, but it's in your English dictionary)
Champion
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My other rides:
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Departed...2002 525i White/beige, 5 sp manual
Originally Posted by juris335' post='881593' date='May 17 2009, 10:50 PM
Really confounding, isn't it? And both are nouns!
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