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SYSK Choice: How to Train a Human (or Dog) & Why English Has Changed

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What's the Difference Between the Old and New English?

English spelling is kind of crazy because we know that there are lots of letters or combinations of letters that don't correspond in a one on one way to the sounds. And some of the ways we spell things actually reflect pronunciations from quite a long time ago. So for example, the word night, like day and night? Why is there a G H and a T? Because you don't say those letters.

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