| ▲ | integralid 3 hours ago | |
I think as a native speaker it's different to you. Native English speakers make spelling mistakes quite often. But as a language learner I struggled with everything, except spelling - I always knew how to spell a word, even if I don't know how to pronounce it. It's the opposite of native speaker experience. | ||
| ▲ | nkrisc a minute ago | parent | next [-] | |
English spelling is one of the hardest parts of the language to learn because the spelling represents ~16th century pronunciation. However what we gained is a common orthography for all the different dialects and accents of English. I can barely understand some people from Appalachia or Western England when they speak, but if they write it down it’s no problem. | ||
| ▲ | nephihaha 22 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The verbs in Russian can be complex, especially the verbs of motion and prepositions. The state of English spelling has deteriorated a lot since the simpler minded started going online. By the way, I far prefer Russian orthography to Polish which has me baffled a lot of the time. | ||