>steak pronounced the same way as stake
MAKE
IT
STOP
FUCKING ANGLOS
>steak pronounced the same way as stake
MAKE
IT
STOP
FUCKING ANGLOS
>expecting english orthography to make any sense
just give it up m8, you have to learn each word like chinese symbols pretty much
>island
>pronounced i-land
what the FUCK IS THIS SHIT
though
tough
that's actually a pretty funny example
the word used to be spelled 'iland' related to the Icelandic word 'eyland' but dumb anglos thought Latin was cool and thought or wanted the word to be related to the Latin word 'isla' so they changed the spelling even if the words have nothing to do with each other
>great
>grate
this one is okay, th is easy to pronounce
That one's easy and makes kind of sense, th =! t
He's referencing the gh making different sounds in the two words.
God you guys fucking suck at English.
though, tough, through, thorough
A lot of words in English had different pronunciations in Old English. Their pronunciation has changed but their spelling hasn't changed to reflect that.