Comment | Thanks, eric, for the extra comments. I had intended to write something but then got distracted.
wieso muss ich mich etwas unterwerfen obwohl es nach buchstaben bisaikl sein muss und nicht baisikl There are two underlying errors to this question: 1. As eric already mentioned, English derives from numerous sources (not least of which are Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, Latin and Greek). This leads to numerous pronunciations for vowels and clusters. As an example, consider -cough -tough -through -though -slough -hiccough Each word has a different pronunciation for the cluster "ough". Remember, English orthography is not phonetic. That's why we have spelling bees and German does not.
2. You write as if you were under coercion to use standard pronunciation. You're not, but if you create your own pronunciations based on a faulty understanding of the language, don't expect anyone to understand you, and expect people to provide you with accepted pronunciation. You are under no legal, moral or ethical compunction to use standard pronunciation. I am under no legal, moral or ethical compunction to understand you (or even try). |
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