Ghoti
Oh man, even if English is a pretty simple language having to learn the pronunciation of every word is tough…<p>I remember when I was mispronouncing <i>recipe</i> and no one had a clue what I meant (it wasn’t even in a cooking context). I was dumfounded when I found out how words like <i>tomb</i> or <i>womb</i> are pronounced. Or how about <i>colonel</i>? Or how <i>nation</i> is pronounced differently as a whole word vs when it’s part of <i>national</i>.<p>In contrast Spanish must be a bitch to learn as an adult due to all the verb tenses, but once you know the pronunciation rules you can read anything correctly even if you have no clue what you’re saying.