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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by ellizy(m): 3:30pm On Apr 30

Psychology
The p is useless

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by tuzeriouz(m): 3:31pm On Apr 30

Gmelina is pronounced as Melina because "G" is silent

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by synergetic: 3:31pm On Apr 30

Pneumonia

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Iamnotfearyou: 3:31pm On Apr 30

CHAMPAGNE.........Cham......pag.......ne

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Honestey: 3:32pm On Apr 30

Sour

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by nairalanda1(m): 3:32pm On Apr 30

chicfarmer:

I just dey wait for the day wey I go jam king of England
we go argue am taya that day. wetin sef

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by AfonjaConehead: 3:32pm On Apr 30

spagettiluv yorubademonswag etrouble sulaak ijebuwarrior legendhero elsudani pakute burob exousiAng bosskesh mccullum muchado yarimo raskimonojendor christistruth00:
Amoda

Yekini

Ogunlere

AFfoanjas

Amouda

Lamidi

Sangodele

Non of these make sense because it belongs to the certificate forger

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by okezuoemmanue(m): 3:33pm On Apr 30

Usmanovic95:
KNIFE ,why the K no dey sound?

Even the E no dey sound

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by nairalanda1(m): 3:33pm On Apr 30

ellizy:
Psychology
The p is useless

I tell you, when we say the word, it is like I am imagining there is a p there....

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Ojoabidemi9(m): 3:33pm On Apr 30

ewe pronounced as /ju:/

entourage /ˈɒn.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Qc1(m): 3:34pm On Apr 30

Ghoti pronounce as Fish

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by okezuoemmanue(m): 3:34pm On Apr 30

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Who came about this longest English word. What is his intention biko

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by nairalanda1(m): 3:34pm On Apr 30

ferhyntorlah:

Centre is British English

Center is American English

Just like
Labour / Favour = Brit
Labor /Favor = American

American vs British vs Australian vs African vs Canadian english....another long argument

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by nairalanda1(m): 3:35pm On Apr 30

nony43:
Knife

Plumber

Queue

Psychology.

Choir.

Plumber is the most annoying of the lot. Is it Plummer or plumBer....?

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by indoorlove(m): 3:37pm On Apr 30

Ewe which is pronounced as 'you'

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Urgent1Million: 3:38pm On Apr 30

Balablu

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by ellizy(m): 3:38pm On Apr 30

nairalanda1:

I tell you, when we say the word, it is like I am imagining there is a p there....

Because that's how the word is spelt, it will register the P to your subconsciousness

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by ezeomaigbo(m): 3:38pm On Apr 30

Ewe.. female sheep. Pronounced ' ju'. Like what the fu*k!

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by 4KNGOATS(m): 3:39pm On Apr 30

LeeSmart:
Let's have it....

Mine. This word "QUEUE".......... like seriously what sort of spelling is this, who came up with it?

"Island" pronounced as HIGHLAND

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Fesline(m): 3:40pm On Apr 30

colonel ewe awe
I was like.....what d..

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by zedman1(m): 3:41pm On Apr 30

Isaac isn't an English name but that spelling and the pronunciation confuses me until tomorrow.

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by pek(m): 3:41pm On Apr 30

Lust

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by uvie66: 3:42pm On Apr 30

My own is Psychological, what is the P doing there for crying out loud.

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Teejaney88(m): 3:43pm On Apr 30

Choir🤔

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by zagorakis(m): 3:43pm On Apr 30

LeeSmart:
Let's have it....

Mine. This word "QUEUE".......... like seriously what sort of spelling is this, who came up with it?

Probably French origin

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by zagorakis(m): 3:44pm On Apr 30

Manoeuvre

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Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Goodlady(f): 3:44pm On Apr 30

LeeSmart:
Let's have it....

Mine. This word "QUEUE".......... like seriously what sort of spelling is this, who came up with it?

Metre, centre and any word that's meant to be vowel before consonant but consonant now before vowel

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by pek(m): 3:44pm On Apr 30

4KNGOATS:

"Island" pronounced as HIGHLAND

You are wrong. If tou pronounce island as highland then you have a problem with h sound.

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Gggjhhj: 3:44pm On Apr 30

Sugar

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Myer(m): 3:45pm On Apr 30

CandidAdmin:
Gaol- pronounced Jail

Centre. Why not just put it as center?

Ewe (prounced 'you'
Anything that begins with Psy (what's the actual P)?

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by 4KNGOATS(m): 3:45pm On Apr 30

Olarewaju89:
~~Woman~~.

I just hate the word like 😡

Xtiians that doesn't practice what they've learnt. If they're practicing it all these useless wide asses and pussies today would have been long since wasted

Re: What Is That English Spelling That Doesn't Make Sense To You? by Usmanovic95(m): 3:46pm On Apr 30

okezuoemmanue:

Even the E no dey sound

If person spell am as NIF,Dem go say person na olodo.

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