English is hard for a lot of people. Not for me and I always wondered how it could be hard for others. But now I can understand. Read this sentence:
"He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas."
What is strange about it? It contains seven 7!!!!!) different spellings of the [i] ("ee") sound.
Or this one:
A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
Found out what is interesting about it?
It contains nine ways the combination "ough" can be pronounced. Yes. Nine different ways to pronounce the same 4 letters.
Please forgive me for ever thinking English is easy.
"He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas."
What is strange about it? It contains seven 7!!!!!) different spellings of the [i] ("ee") sound.
Or this one:
A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
Found out what is interesting about it?
It contains nine ways the combination "ough" can be pronounced. Yes. Nine different ways to pronounce the same 4 letters.
Please forgive me for ever thinking English is easy.
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