French is the opposite of English in the sense that spelling is hard but pronunciation is easy (as in, if you see a word written, you know how it's pronounced). There are some exceptions of course otherwise it's no fun, but apart from those, if someone invents a new french word and I read if for the first time, I'll know how to pronounce it.
"where we don't pronounce some letters because other letters exist nearby"
This can absolutely be applied to English, mind. Think about the E in words like "time", "dome", "cube" etc. It modifies the other vowel, but it isn't pronounced.
I'm learning French now and when you drop letters has been a challenge. I've found that putting on my most outrageous french accent seems to make it sound right 9/10... according to the app anyway.
6
u/EarlyEarth 22h ago
Oh come on now
English is weird but don't even get me started on French where we don't pronounce some letters because other letters exist nearby.
Yeah bread drake and beard might be a little odd.
Explain how x works, France.. I dare you.