That the English language is so often non-phonetic has been a source of endless frustration for school children and adults ...

THE streets of Bangladesh are filled with Bangla — on signboards, in conversations, woven into the fabric of daily life. Yet, a closer look reveals something more layered: ‘ফার্মেসী’ ‘ফাস্ট ফুড কর্নার ...

In fact, some of the most common English words are nonphonetic. For example, the words to and do do not rhyme with so or go.