some innocent person wrote:
> Trying to learn to read
> English phonetically is a little like trying to learn to read Chinese
> phonetically -- our written symbols do not correspond accurately with our
> spoken ones, and when one reads (especially when one reads quickly), one
> recognizes words not as phonetic units but as symbols.
Phonetic spelling is a trap; orthographic pronunciation
is the counter-intuitive but effective solution.
(And in case that turns out to be flame-bait to anyone,
I'm opting out of it right now.)