For the Linguaphiles Among Us (originally titled The Chaos, by GN Trenite) Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my...
"The Chaos" is a poem which demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation, written by Dutch writer, traveler and teacher Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870-1946),...
Technically there's no correct way of reading this, since accents can alter the sound of words and syllabic emphasis. You'll notice that food/would, cough/enough and...
Just before Christmas, a popular blog (The Poke) published a shorter version of Gerard Nolst Trenité's poem, and since then I've become fascinated by it...
www.wyrdplay.org/chaos-poem.html Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep...
www.englishteachermelanie.com A poem about the chaos of English pronunciation! After you watch the video, tell me in the comments below if you were surprised by...