On 09/11/2019 07:25 AM, Shadow wrote:
PS In Portuguese, words are pronounced as they are written. No
"read and read" here. In Portuguese they would be "red and reed".
Easier, huh?

Although it's rusty my other language is German. It is also
straightforward in pronunciation. The challenge is the fondness for
compound words but once you figure out which words were pasted together
you can pronounce it.

English is a mongrel language, a product of diversity.