Spelling and pronunciation

[naama_gat at hotmail.com]

> 
> OTOH, there are my foreign friends, who often have misconceptions 
about
> certain words because of the way they think they heard them 
pronounced. My
> favorite example is when my friend said to me, "Isn't that like the 
pot
> calling the cattle black?"
> 

And what about foreigners who mispronounce because they only know the 
word in written form? I still remember my embarrassment at realizing 
that relatives is NOT pronounced re-LAY-tives. It happens a lot to me 
 - there are many words I know but don't really know how to 
pronounce. (well, at least, thanks to this group, I've learnt how to 
pronounce epitome. ;-) )

Naama, the fluent Hebrew speaker.