Re: English Centricity (or is it USA Centricity)

"Rene Tschaggelar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> The problem with english is that there is no real connection
> between the written and spoken language. With english it happens
> that I have to hear the word before I'm able to speak it.

How do you spell "fish"?

  a.. According to George Bernard Shaw:
  a.. a.. ghoti
  a.. a.. "gh" as in "tough"
  a.. "o" as in "women"
  a.. "ti" as in "nation"