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Inconsistent Vowels (or 'Why I love Italian')

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Yes, Italian is more logical in that every letter is pronounced (unlike French). So for example, it's pizza (pee-tsa) not (pizzah), bella (bel-lah) not (bellah), posso (pos-so) not (possoh). English is more complicated and like every language, is evolving, but its complexity is its charm and beauty and I wouldn't want to change a single thing.
 
I love English too. One of my favorite tapes was one by Charles W Dunn. He is awesome. There are several pieces on his on YouTube. If you like Changing English, you'll love this.

 
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I love English too. One of my favorite tapes was one by Charles W Dunn. He is awesome. There are several pieces on his on YouTube. If you like Changing English, you'll love this.

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Goodness, how things have changed. I have 'The Canterbury Tales' and can more or less make out the meaning, but this goes further back and seems to have Norse roots. What will we sound like in a thousand years?
 
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