• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    they just sound the same when pronounced

    Proving my point that you can’t tell which one to use based on sound alone.

    There are very specific rules about which letter is used in each phoneme

    Yes, English has rules about which letter to use in which situation too.

    Oh, and I forgot the biggest one for Spanish: the /k/ sound can be “qu” or “c”.