Oh the English language!!!

@allknowing (137605)
India
June 15, 2019 2:05am CST
There are so many languages which are spelt out phonetically but not so when it comes to English. One has to learn perpetually till the dying day as spelling a word in several, several cases is so different from pronouncing it I just came across someone pronouncing the word 'Martyr as 'martior' Going by its spelling it may sound right but its correct pronunciation is Marter Why is English so confusion confounded?
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@LadyDuck (472024)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 19
It's not only English, most non French people pronouce French words wrong, especially those of English mother tongue. Sometimes I even have doubts about my native language.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
I know there are a few more.
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@LadyDuck (472024)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 19
@allknowing Sometimes I check the pronunciation of the words online.
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@LadyDuck (472024)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 19
@MALUSE I agree with you about the word "martyr", I cannot understand how someone would pronounce it incorrectly.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Jun 19
It is always complicated dear. even with small words, (for e.g. 'cut' - 'put' ) sometimes some letters should not be pronounced. We can find so many like this way..
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Jun 19
@allknowing you are right.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
There is no limit to words that are pronounced with no logic whatsoever.
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@Kosgey (1706)
15 Jun 19
yea, you need to have learned it since childhood. To know how to pronounce or understand some of these English terms.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
Even native speakers fumble away
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@Kosgey (1706)
15 Jun 19
@allknowing what about those use it as second language
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
@Kosgey Depends on the school and teachers
@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jun 19
It is definitely a confusing one. I don't know if you have seen old Bollywood movie Chupke Chupke starring Dharmendra as Parimal Tripathi. Another classic is Amitabh Bachchan's famous dialogue in English.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
I know Amitabh's 'English' dialogue
Namak Halaal (1982) Amitabh Bachchan as Arjun Singh
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jun 19
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
I don't think so. Using English language has brought everyone to success. All over the world it is the universal language.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
I did not say that this language has not brought ' everyone to success' but you will surely agree with me that their spellings and pronunciations do not go hand in hand
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
@allknowing Yes.I do agree with you.
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15 Jun 19
Hi, it is usually complicated , but pronunciation is different from language to another
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
16 Jun 19
One has to constantly learn this language.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
17 Jun 19
@Karenahanane55 If you are surrounded by those who speak and write good English it becomes easy.
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17 Jun 19
@allknowing yes, of course
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
15 Jun 19
Not only English, but each language has a different pronounced.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
16 Jun 19
Many languages are phonetic such as Hindi
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@Bhadine (594)
• Philippines
16 Jun 19
I have been teaching English subjects for a decade, but guess what? I still get confused on the pronunciation of some words. Not just the pronunciation but also the spelling.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
16 Jun 19
One can never stop learning this language. I am at an advantage as most around me speak the language and I worked for a multi national for several years.
@wolfgirl569 (107975)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Jun 19
English also has many words the same sound but different spellings and meanings.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
I repeat It is confusion confounded
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
15 Jun 19
It is not only in the English language but also in many languages that I know of.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
May be but most here are conversant with English
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@Sojourn (13837)
• India
15 Jun 19
Till this day I pronounced Martyr as martior . This has been my question since my childhood days.
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
There are millions of words as confusing as this one (lol)
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
@MALUSE That is just a way of saying
@Janet357 (75646)
15 Jun 19
It is a complex language indeed.
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@Aansh13 (11362)
• New Delhi, India
15 Jun 19
Seriously speaking I get in so many conflicts due to pronounciation... English language is really confusing
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@allknowing (137605)
• India
15 Jun 19
The only way is to keep learning, keep learning, keep learning
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