Comments on: English Spelling is Not Total Chaos http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: PS http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-338504 PS Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:07:41 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/#comment-338504 I can't agree, I think that English spelling hasn't compensated enough for the lack of letters. English has quite a lot of heteronyms and words which look similar, but are pronounced differently - for example, I find it surprisingly frequent in my professional area that people pronounce 'header' like 'leader'. As far as I know, most languages are consistent in this aspect. I think even French which has really weird pronunciation rules, always sticks to them. And I believe that only an (inattentive?) native speaker can possibly mix there/their/they're :) Being a foreigner I scored 100% on the test - perhaps with a bit of luck, but still it seems that I would have more trouble with English grammar. I can’t agree, I think that English spelling hasn’t compensated enough for the lack of letters. English has quite a lot of heteronyms and words which look similar, but are pronounced differently – for example, I find it surprisingly frequent in my professional area that people pronounce ‘header’ like ‘leader’. As far as I know, most languages are consistent in this aspect. I think even French which has really weird pronunciation rules, always sticks to them.

And I believe that only an (inattentive?) native speaker can possibly mix there/their/they’re :) Being a foreigner I scored 100% on the test – perhaps with a bit of luck, but still it seems that I would have more trouble with English grammar.

]]> By: July 2007 « M. J. Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-37823 July 2007 « M. J. Maddox Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:44:23 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/#comment-37823 [...] Who Is My Neighbor? * 26: Orwell: Timeless Guidelines for Writers * 24: Folks versus People * 24: English Spelling is Not Total Chaos * 19: “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? * 17: Breaking the Lockjam and [...] [...] Who Is My Neighbor? * 26: Orwell: Timeless Guidelines for Writers * 24: Folks versus People * 24: English Spelling is Not Total Chaos * 19: “Putting on Airs” or Expressing One’s Thoughts? * 17: Breaking the Lockjam and [...]

]]> By: The Six Spellings of “Long E” http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 The Six Spellings of “Long E” Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:19:59 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/#comment-2109 [...] I pointed out in English Spelling is Not Total Chaos, English has more phonograms (sound symbols) than it [...] [...] I pointed out in English Spelling is Not Total Chaos, English has more phonograms (sound symbols) than it [...]

]]> By: Daniel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Daniel Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-spelling-is-not-total-chaos/#comment-544 I am looking forward for the following posts on this topic. I am looking forward for the following posts on this topic.

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