Oh the English language!!!
@allknowing (136100)
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 (471355)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 19
@allknowing Sometimes I check the pronunciation of the words online.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
15 Jun 19
@allknowing @LadyDuck I'm puzzled about this discussion. I would not know how to pronounce the word 'martyr' incorrectly!
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
15 Jun 19
I studied English at uni and knew the answer then. But that was half a century ago and I can't remember it. :-(
I've got something for you. If you can read this poem correctly, you are very gifted.
The English Magazine English Pronunciation Fun with English Dearest Creature aka The Chaos That English Pronunciation Poem! Listen to this tricky little poem and you can practise your pronunciation and listening skills, and don't worry if you don't know al
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@allknowing (136100)
• India
15 Jun 19
Thanks for that link.I will book mark it It will take me time to go through that entire poem but suffice it to say I am not bad when it comes to pronunciations.
@allknowing (136100)
• India
15 Jun 19
There is no limit to words that are pronounced with no logic whatsoever.
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@Kosgey (1706)
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15 Jun 19
@allknowing what about those use it as second language
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@allknowing (136100)
• India
15 Jun 19
There are millions of words as confusing as this one (lol)
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
15 Jun 19
@allknowing There can't be million*s* of confusing words as the English language doesn't even have one million words.
This is an interesting article:
https://www.lexico.com/en/explore/how-many-words-are-there-in-the-english-language
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@Karenahanane55 (80)
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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 (136100)
• India
16 Jun 19
One has to constantly learn this language.
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@allknowing (136100)
• India
17 Jun 19
@Karenahanane55 If you are surrounded by those who speak and write good English it becomes easy.
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@allknowing (136100)
• India
16 Jun 19
Many languages are phonetic such as Hindi
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@allknowing (136100)
• 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 (105948)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Jun 19
English also has many words the same sound but different spellings and meanings.
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@allknowing (136100)
• India
15 Jun 19
May be but most here are conversant with English
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@arunima25 (87770)
• 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 (136100)
• India
15 Jun 19
The only way is to keep learning, keep learning, keep learning
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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 (136100)
• 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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