Question for fluent non-native English speakers: did you explicitly learn this at any point, or did you just pick it up?https://twitter.com/propensive/status/916681012368855040 …
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I get this, but I'd really love to be corrected. How else would I learn the nuances?
You will probably find that *I* will correct *you* on this sort of thing, as I know you...
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I insist!
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I was lucky that
@milessabin pointed out to me that "fundament" has a different meaning than "foundation"
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But for most non-native English speakers, they just don't need to be told by me that the "l" in "salmon" and the "r" in iron are silent.
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In American it's usually eye+urn, but eye-un in precious old lady inland Southern, arn in Texas.
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