This is why I feel bad for those who not simply learn English as a second language, but when because it's a requirement in their education system. When I started learning Japanese and found out words are more or less pronounced how they are written, I thought back at all the weird vowel usage there is in English. It's annoying! "Thorough, through, tough." All of those "-ough" have different pronunciations and it must be rough going through it when learning the difference.
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u/Tailsmiles249 22h ago edited 22h ago
This is why I feel bad for those who not simply learn English as a second language, but when because it's a requirement in their education system. When I started learning Japanese and found out words are more or less pronounced how they are written, I thought back at all the weird vowel usage there is in English. It's annoying! "Thorough, through, tough." All of those "-ough" have different pronunciations and it must be rough going through it when learning the difference.