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Short answer:
The pronunciation of English, in particular of English vowels, has changed a great deal since the correct spelling of English words was established.
Longer answer:
Over thousands of years, every time there was a war or persecution in Europe the losers fled to the edges of Europe. Many of them made it across the North Sea and the English Channel to the British Isles. And they brought their language and spellings with them. These gradually were added to the English language. This is why English is such a hotch potch of words made up from Anglo saxon, Old German, Old French, Norse, Norman, Latin and Greek and many others.
Plow is a nice example. From 1100 AD it was spelled "plow" in England (from the German "Pflug"), and that spelling went over to America. Around the same time people were using the spelling "plough" (from Middle English plouh, plugh plughe, plough ploughe), which is the common spelling in England today.
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What is a phonetic name?
A name/way of speaking properly {or preferred} pronunciation of the spelled/written name. Such as; Name: Ginne, the Phonetic Name would be "Jin - ay" or Name: Angeline, Phonetic Name could be "An - jah - lean"
What are some examples of phonetic languages?
Some examples of phonetic languages include Spanish, Italian, Finnish, and Korean. These languages are written in a way that closely matches the sounds of the spoken words.
What is phonetic spelling and how is it used?
phonetic spelling is spelling a word the way it sounds. Children often tend to do that while they are learning phonetic would become 'fonetic' and come would be 'cum'yacht would be 'yotIt would make life much simpler wouldn't it ?
What is the difference between phonetic and alphabetic writing system?
There is no difference: an alphabet is a kind of phonetic writing, in which the signs stand for sounds. Another kind of phonetic writing is called a syllabary. Both are utterly unlike hieroglyphics and ideograms, which may contain phonetic elements. Some alphabetic languages, English and French, for example, may have changed the way words are pronounced while retaining their old spelling, in which case a truly phonetic spelling would differ from the received spelling (see the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA). But that does not make the alphabet any less a phonetic writing system.
Are there any languages that spell all of their words the way they sound?
Romanian is a phonetic language: the spelling of the letters is identical with their sounds.
What has o sound but spelled oh?
It is spelt Oh because the way the o sounds. Plus there is no other way to spell it.
How do you say baby in hmong?
Me naib sounds like the way it's spelt, except the b is silent
What is phonetic language?
unviresal way of combining vowels and consonants.
Does long i say its name?
Yes. It sounds like the word "eye." In phonetic spellings, the usual way to represent the sound is as a Y. (e.g. bite = byt)
How many days does it take to get from Wisconsin to Florida?
by the way, you spelt does wrong. it is not spelt 'dose' it is spelt 'does'
How was hieroglyphic writing diffrent from your writing today?
Writing in English or more originally, the Phoenicians' way, was (and obviously still is) phonetic. Which is where we get the word 'phonetic' (from the ancient Phoenicians). Each letter represents a sound, which we piece together, forming a series of sounds, which ultimately have a meaning. Hieroglyphics were not phonetic. They had symbols that represented specific things in Egyptian times.
What is Lysol in french?
Lysol is spelt the same way as it is spelt in english.
