> I could only say that (for English) spelling is different (and kind of stupid).
One of my earliest memories is the unwelcome lesson that the printed word "ice" is the spoken word /aɪs/ but "police" is /pʊˈliːs/.
In retrospect, it helped me get an early start on accepting the notion that substantial parts of life involve putting up with network effects left lying around by previous generations.
(upon reflection, I did ultimately immigrate to someplace where "Eis" is /aɪ̯s/ and "Polizei" is /poliˈt͡saɪ̯/, so maybe I hadn't been as successful with acceptance as I believe?)
One of my earliest memories is the unwelcome lesson that the printed word "ice" is the spoken word /aɪs/ but "police" is /pʊˈliːs/.
In retrospect, it helped me get an early start on accepting the notion that substantial parts of life involve putting up with network effects left lying around by previous generations.
(upon reflection, I did ultimately immigrate to someplace where "Eis" is /aɪ̯s/ and "Polizei" is /poliˈt͡saɪ̯/, so maybe I hadn't been as successful with acceptance as I believe?)