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Funny examples of the limitations of phonics (Original Post) Mosby Aug 24 OP
My favourite comment on the weirdness of the English language is the niyad Aug 24 #1
D'oh! Beartracks Aug 24 #2
This is how I feel teaching evemac Aug 24 #3
Weird as in unique or weird as in Dump/Vance? Clouds Passing Aug 24 #5
Dr. Seuss book central scrutinizer Aug 24 #4

niyad

(117,938 posts)
1. My favourite comment on the weirdness of the English language is the
Sat Aug 24, 2024, 03:28 PM
Aug 24

piece (attributed to Mark Twain), that showed that "ghoti" could actually be pronounced "fish".

evemac

(161 posts)
3. This is how I feel teaching
Sat Aug 24, 2024, 03:50 PM
Aug 24

Reading fluency.
When students ask me how a word is spelled and I spell it on the board, I look at the word and even say, "English is a weird language."

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