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Let's face it. Some words are just not spelled how they sound, and unless you're a spelling bee champion, you may need a little bit of assistance figuring out just how some of them are put together.

English pronunciation is, at times, a total guessing game. According to History Today, as English spelling shifted through the centuries and different standardizations were put in place, ...