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Old 05-22-2009, 05:17 AM   #155
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I don't think so -- just different rules (& sounds) to English.

I think English must have the least obvious connection, because it's taken words from so many other languages, /and/ pronunciation of many words has changed while spelling has stayed the same.

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Gaelic place names fool everybody. It has to be the language which has the least obvious connection between spelling and pronunciation!
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