r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Upstairs_Cash8400 • 1d ago

English for Beginners

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u/Fartout92 1d ago

I've learned English as a second language by myself throughout my life just by watching and hearing it from movies, videogames, music and TV shows. I've searched for this specific issue several times and I couldn't find a clear answer for it. Is there an actual set of rules for vowel pronunciation other than short and long sounds? Can't take a "is an exception to the rule" as an answer anymore lmao.

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u/Giordano86 20h ago

Get the book Uncovering the Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy Paperback – July 20, 2012 by Denise Eide

As much as people say there's so many exceptions to English, that's not actually true.