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This is called "phonetic spelling", and most words in English are impossible to nail down because of the various languages that contributed words to English.

Still, most letters have only a few sounds and many spellings are obvious to those moderately fluent in the spoken language. The letter combination "sh", for example, has a consistent sound. However, that sound can also some from the spelling "cio" (spacious), "ti" (addition), and even "xio" (anxious).

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