If English were consistent | |
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Standard orthography | Consistent orthography |
Many a man would face his gun | Meni ạ-mæn wud fës híz gân |
And many a-man would fall | Ạnd meni ạ-mæn wud fṓl |
The man who shot Liberty Valance | Ðạ mæn hū śot Líbertī Vælạns |
He shot Liberty Valance | Hī śot Líbertī Vælạns |
He was the bravest of them all. | Hī wóz ðạ brëvạst óv ðem ṓl. |
- In the first sentence alone, there were FOUR pronunciations of the letter "A".
- In the entire chorus, there were seven different pronunciations (two of which are the same vowel but with different lengths).
- Here's a list of the different pronunciations for each vowel:
- A: 7
- E: 4 (1 isn't pronounced)
- I: 3 (2 are different lengths)
- O: 2.5 (0.5 is a digraph with U)
- U: .5 (0.5 is a digraph with O)
like wtf is this goofy goober language