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Do you know how to pronounce "onomatopoeia"? I don't. It is a hard word to say, even harder to spell. Why is it spelt like that?

INTO JAPANESE

"オノマトペ" の発音を知っていますか?違います。言うのは難しい言葉で、綴るのはさらに難しいです。なぜそのように綴られているのですか?

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Do you know how to pronounce "onomatopoeia"? That's not it. It's a hard word to say, and even harder to spell. Why is it spelled that way?

INTO JAPANESE

"オノマトペ" の発音を知っていますか?違います。言うのは難しい言葉で、綴るのはさらに難しいです。なぜそのように綴られているのですか?

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Do you know how to pronounce "onomatopoeia"? That's not it. It's a hard word to say, and even harder to spell. Why is it spelled that way?