In spite of overwhelming scientific evidence, OG and its Phombies continue to teach the schwa – [ə] – and "short u" – [ʌ] – as the same thing, and they're not.
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If you own a LEX Grapheme Deck, it won't help you if it stays in its carton on a shelf. If you don't own one, go buy one now.
I'm going to ask everyone to not expect any more posts from me in August.
But the orthographic phonology is not the only thing that governs grapheme choice; pronunciation alone is way overrated when it comes to orthography.
I have been studying these patterns closely for the better part of a decade. I kind of can't believe that I haven't written in depth about this before. I've certainly written some, and talked some, hither and yon, but here is the story I really want to tell.