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Re:English is a pictographic language with 26 radicals by whatisyour on Monday August 21, 2023 @06:46AM (#37207685)
A big reason for English being what it is in terms of pronunciation is exactly because of non-Anglophonic influence on English.

The number of non-native speakers of English is twice the number of native speakers. At that point, there's no such thing as "an original pronunciation".

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Re:English is a pictographic language with 26 radicals by readthenotes1 on Monday August 21, 2023 @12:23PM (#37211732)
I doubt (heh) this, unless you're referring to old and middle English.

Johnson did the best he could but a word was pronounced radically different in different areas of England. There are still jokes about not being able to understand anyone from the rural areas.

Still, he and Webster have a lot to answer for!

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