09-14-2003, 05:52 PM
Hi,
Isn't this only if you learned how to read phonetically?
Probably.
People who learn by the word have problems when encountering new words because they aren't sure on the pronunciation.
Yep. They also have a tendency to read more slowly without getting any more info from what they read. They also are terrible proofreaders. So, as usual, it is a trade off.
People who learn by the letter, however, don't really have this problem because their minds have gotten so used to analyzing letters and patterns that they can guess at how to say a new word just by the way it reads and how the rules go.
Without thought the tough cough ploughed and hiccoughed him through. Hmm, what's the "ough" rule again??
How about "ghoti"?
How the symbols developed to represents the sounds of one language can ever be expected to do a decent job on a different language which contains many more sounds but isn't just a superset is beyond me. Sorry, but IMHO "fonix" is a bad joke perpetuated on the youth.
It took two readings out loud to understand your post, Swiss.
While I got it all on a quick scan. Probably a generation thing and how reading was taught at various times. Much like hemlines, fashion dictates teaching to read but there really isn't that much variety available :)
--Pete
Isn't this only if you learned how to read phonetically?
Probably.
People who learn by the word have problems when encountering new words because they aren't sure on the pronunciation.
Yep. They also have a tendency to read more slowly without getting any more info from what they read. They also are terrible proofreaders. So, as usual, it is a trade off.
People who learn by the letter, however, don't really have this problem because their minds have gotten so used to analyzing letters and patterns that they can guess at how to say a new word just by the way it reads and how the rules go.
Without thought the tough cough ploughed and hiccoughed him through. Hmm, what's the "ough" rule again??
How about "ghoti"?
How the symbols developed to represents the sounds of one language can ever be expected to do a decent job on a different language which contains many more sounds but isn't just a superset is beyond me. Sorry, but IMHO "fonix" is a bad joke perpetuated on the youth.
It took two readings out loud to understand your post, Swiss.
While I got it all on a quick scan. Probably a generation thing and how reading was taught at various times. Much like hemlines, fashion dictates teaching to read but there really isn't that much variety available :)
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?