tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 02 14:13:53 2003
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pronunciation vs. comprehension
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: pronunciation vs. comprehension
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:14:07 EDT
In a message dated 2003-10-02 2:03:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
> The English spelling is very different in this respect. You often can't
> predict the pronunciation of words on the basis of their spelling. Think of
> "oo" in 'look', 'moon', 'flood' and 'brooch'
>
> 'ISqu'
>
being able to pronounce the words is not necessary for comprehension, a fact
attested to by people who know some words only from print.
SIvten
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