The Writer's Almanac from Thursday, September 28, 2017
As an E2L American I must point out that French gave English this menagerie - pun intended - of vowel sounds non-existent in my native Spanish. Whatever else one might say about Spanish, the vowel sounds stay put at five, forever.
As an E2L American I must point out that French gave English this menagerie - pun intended - of vowel sounds non-existent in my native Spanish. Whatever else one might say about Spanish, the vowel sounds stay put at five, forever.