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Originally Posted by Dylrob
( on the plus side, at least we have a slightly easier spelling system  ) |
Except for the French words that made it into the English language thanks to the Battle of Hastings. It seems like the French just arbitrarily string together a bunch of letters then invent interesting ways to pronounce them! Latin and German words are pretty easy to spell even after being anglicized, but French words, not so much.