Messiness of English When stars are out they are visible invisible When lights are out they are start ·I wind up my watch to it. ●I wind up my speech to end it
Messiness of English l When stars are out they are ________. l When lights are out they are _________. l I wind up my watch to ________ it. l I wind up my speech to ________it. visible invisible start end start end
Messiness of English For example,a group of letters that is pronounced one way in one word cannot be depended on to be pronounced the same way in other words. "-ough-" "thought,""though,""through,"and "enough
Messiness of English l For example, a group of letters that is pronounced one way in one word cannot be depended on to be pronounced the same way in other words. "-ough-" "thought, " "though, " "through, " and "enough
0 dough o cough m 0 plough ● tode. rough hiccough through thorough
dough cough plough rough hiccough through thorough
Introductory remarks As we discover from the previous exercise,an English word may have multiple meanings. Likewise,several different words may be pronounced in the same way.Considered in this perspective,English is really messy. However,according to the text,this is also a major merit of English
Introductory remarks As we discover from the previous exercise, an English word may have multiple meanings. Likewise, several different words may be pronounced in the same way. Considered in this perspective, English is really messy. However, according to the text, this is also a major merit of English
Conflicts between Messiness Pronunciation and spelling Homonym Homophone Homograph
Messiness Conflicts between Pronunciation and spelling Homonym Homophone Homograph