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		justahuman74 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why English doesn't use accents Go to England and try to get even two small towns to agree on what the sounds are

sroussey 8 months ago | [–]

That’s funny!

But really, these days we have Hollywood and it sorta decides what English sounds like. Even if it sounds different in your town in the USA.

cpursley 8 months ago | [–]

This does not even account for the bizarre spelling of many (most?) English words. For example, letters that are skipped.

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