Re:English has been my pain for 15 years (2013)
by gotchange on Saturday November 28, 2015 @06:59PM
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Actually English has a defective phonemic orthography system [0] that makes mastering the language an unpleasant and daunting experience esp. for beginners. In a nutshell, English language is high-maintenance.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonemic_orthography