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Why don't you try telling that to the Chinese and the French
;) ;)

Anyway, Russian spelling is noticeably learner-friendly, and that's quite an accomplishment.

Maybe only compared to English. But that is not that big an achievement :)[/quote]

In fact, it is quite an achievement, as it saves children precious time - they dont have to memorize too much...

Yes, and that's intentional - we actually bother to synchronize our spelling with pronunciation once in a while.