"An orthography will use whatever tools it has at its disposal to represent its language."
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The more complex explanation requires an understanding of allophones and phonemes.
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.
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.