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Pronunciation makes no sense in many cases. Who invented language? Why didn't the inventor include consistency instead of in?

MOVE/mooov
COVE/cohv
LOVE/luv
EARTH/urth
HEARTH/harth

What pronunciations are you most unfond of and why (besides the fact that they make no sense whatsoever?)

Posted - July 4, 2017
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  • 2219
    Problem is that language drifts and cultures interact. Get an etymologist to explain.
      July 4, 2017 5:48 AM MDT
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  • 46117
      July 4, 2017 6:41 AM MDT
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  • It is my recollection the end silent "e" indicates the preceding vowel is its long sound.

    What is wacky to me is in English the letters, "tion" are pronounced, "shun".   
      July 4, 2017 9:16 AM MDT
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