To me, one of the biggest contrasts in pronunciation between English and French, is that English seems to have its orthography (spelling) much more disconnected from its pronunciation than French does. The contrast is even more pronounced between English and most other European languages such as Spanish, Italian, German etc...
What is the nature of this disconnect, and how can I best describe it? Let’s start with a simple, yet revealing example:
- I want to record this program
- I want a record of this program
