ENGLISH SPELLING.
(Sent in by Ruth Dennis, Warkworth; age 13.) When the English tongue we speak Why is " break" not rhymed with " freak " ? Will you tell me why it's true We say "sew," but likewise "new" ? "Beard" by no means rhymes with " heard "Cord" is not at all like "word"; " Cow " is " cow," but " low " is " low "; " Shoe" is never rhymed with " foe." And since " pay " goes well with "say," Why not "paid" with "said," I pray!
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 99, 29 April 1933, Page 2 (Supplement)
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77ENGLISH SPELLING. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 99, 29 April 1933, Page 2 (Supplement)
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