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The wonders of English spelling
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I don't speak French but isn't pronunciation quite straightforward while not intuitive? There are letters that are always silent at the end and vowels go wild but once you know which is which, you're not confused that <oi> is /wa/ anymore since it's consistent. No <gh> that can be anything