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35 Times the English Language Was Unnecessarily Confusing

April 24, 2025 by Sophie Lustig

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#25: That’s Bologna

This person makes a really good point. Why do words that are written in the same way sound nothing alike, while words that are spelled completely differently have the same sound? How does this make sense?

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What do “phony” and “bologna” have in common? How can they be pronounced in the same way? Who came up with these rules, and why did they make them so confusing?

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