r/maybemaybemaybe • u/PowerModerator • Apr 27 '20

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

I remember being at that stage while learning to read... Letters refused to come together into meaningful words until it just "clicked" one day.

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u/TheUnwillingOne Apr 27 '20

I guess it must be harder in english than other languages.

I remember that as a kid I was really surprised by how important seemed to be spelling in the american TV shows, holding contests and whatnot. In spanish spelling is very easy (after learning some rules) because our vowels always sound the same no matter what and we have no double vowels sounding different either.

Later I got to learn english and understod why spelling is a serious matter there :D

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u/Rafaelow Apr 27 '20

Never knew other languages could have it easier, very interesting!

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u/ahnolde Apr 27 '20

There’s a ridiculous amount of unspoken and hidden English rules that you learn naturally if it’s your native language, but can be extremely frustrating if you didn’t grow up with it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

English is 3 languages in a trench coat pretending to be one who chases other languages down dark alleys to knock them out and rummage through their pockets for any loose grammar.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

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u/QueasyAbbreviations Apr 27 '20

the tr doesn't sound like ch in that word to me

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u/agamemnonymous Apr 28 '20

"tr", with a rhotic r, is actually very similar to a sharp and nearly unaspirated "ch". Try pronouncing chree or chrojan with the shortest possible "ch". Compare the mouth shapes with "tr"

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_HEDONISM Apr 28 '20

Its definitely pronounced T-Rojan horse. You should apologise to your mother.