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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Braimoh100(m): 7:49pm On Apr 30 |
Gmelina Choir Archaic |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Shutup1st(f): 7:56pm On Apr 30 |
Pneumonia |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by 99thEnemy(m): 8:14pm On Apr 30 |
favour32: Spelling - Sound Plumber - Plumer Comb - Com Bomb - Bom Lieutenant - Leftenant 2 Likes |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by peterboro: 8:20pm On Apr 30 |
Lieutenant. Instead of leftenant. |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by engrvicky(m): 8:21pm On Apr 30 |
Pneumonia Plumber |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by jlo247(m): 8:46pm On Apr 30 |
How One be One 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Usmanovic95(m): 8:48pm On Apr 30 |
djkirkoo2: Care to tell me about the etymology? |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Nwanna2588: 8:51pm On Apr 30 |
Choir |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Joy2dworldxyz: 8:53pm On Apr 30 |
The first time I came across the word - SOCCER, I pronounced it as Sossa, my class mates just laughed at me, it was in my primary school. But shall, shame no catch me cos English no be my dialect 1 Like |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by habayommy: 9:03pm On Apr 30 |
Rheumatism - Romatism ![]() |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by MetaMatrix: 9:13pm On Apr 30 |
Psyop |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Gbolarshow: 9:45pm On Apr 30 |
Knee |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by samwash(m): 9:54pm On Apr 30 |
Psychotherapist Psycho-the-rapist This kind word be this? |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by ManOfMan: 10:19pm On Apr 30 |
Neighbor or Neighbour |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by placeofallure(f): 10:27pm On Apr 30 |
There are quite a handful of such words. In phonetics, we call them sight words because they don't sound anything like they look. You can't apply the principle of the sound of the letters to pronounce them. They will 'fall your hands" Many times, there are silent letters that you don't get to pronounce at all. Again, you need to be familiar with the words to be able to pronounce them correctly. There are tools to help you with this. Acquiesce Chaos Receipt Gobbledegook Miniscule Conscientious Weird Playwright Nauseous Chiaroscurist Tortoise Wednesday Annihilation Jewelry Liaison Choir Jeopardy Indict Asthma Defiant Knead Lieutenant Colonel Awry Psyche Façade Leopard Bankruptcy Chocolate etc. 2 Likes |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Righteousness1: 10:31pm On Apr 30 |
Rendezvous pronounced as rondivuu 1 Like |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by heykims(m): 10:43pm On Apr 30 |
Facade pronounced as fasaad. |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Nuelstar(m): 11:57pm On Apr 30 |
Pneumonia Kneels Read/read |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by LOVEGINO(m): 12:05am On May 01 |
chicfarmer:U get am 1 Like |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Ballack1(m): 12:26am On May 01 |
manoeuvre instead of Manover 😂 |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Lollipop659(f): 7:02am On May 01 |
Isle |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by LeeSmart: 11:51am On May 01 |
Neoteny:Omor see as i just dey laugh silently 1 Like |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Osechrime: 12:16pm On May 01 |
Mine is choir... What happened to the Q |
Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Kaleidoscopeman: 10:05am On May 02 |
Half-penny Jojoba Victual Try pronounce first before checking google |
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