I find pedants are often wrong or completely missing the point.
Sometimes it triggers a fun discussion. and sometimes it’s just tedious.
(ghoti could never be pronounced like “fish” because “gh” only sounds like an F near the end of a word after au or ou, but ghoti is at least an interesting way to bring up the topic of weird inconsistencies of the english language, even if it’s wrong)
For those like me that never even tried to pronounce english correctly and consequently can’t grasp the actual “chaos” hidden in that poem: The chaos (YT)
I find pedants are often wrong or completely missing the point.
Sometimes it triggers a fun discussion. and sometimes it’s just tedious.
(
ghoticould never be pronounced like “fish” because “gh” only sounds like an F near the end of a word afterauorou, but ghoti is at least an interesting way to bring up the topic of weird inconsistencies of the english language, even if it’s wrong)My favorite way to slap an English speaker in the face with the silly irregularities of English pronunciation is to show them the 1920 poem The Chaos.
For those like me that never even tried to pronounce english correctly and consequently can’t grasp the actual “chaos” hidden in that poem: The chaos (YT)