why isn’t phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
why isn’t phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
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It is spelled the way it sounds. And it comes from Greek.
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It actually is — in English, the correct phonetic pronunciation of “ph” is /f/ — the o is a long vowel sound because it only has one consonant after it — this is generally indicative of a long vowel sound; however, since it is English, there are always exceptions.
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I don’t know how you think it sounds, but it is spelled the way it sounds. The “ph” is an “f” sound, as in telephone.
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Some people just don’t get it, do they. Your question is one of the phunniest I’ve read! Thanks for making me laugh (or is it lauph? …er maybe lauf?)
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