Why isn't phonics spelled like it sounds?

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Many English words are spelled phonetically, except the phonetics used are from the 13th century, not modern English. The pronunciations have evolved since then, but not the spellings. For example a “knight” of the roundtable was pronounced as it is spelled “ka-nicht”, not “nite”,...
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Many English words are spelled phonetically, except the phonetics used are from the 13th century, not modern English.The pronunciations have evolved since then, but not the spellings. For example a “knight” of the roundtable was pronounced as it is spelled “ka-nicht”, not “nite”, as we pronounce it toda read less
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Many a times it because of the etymology, Eg chef , chemistry. Here ch is sounding namely , sh,k,ch As chef is derived from french word Chemistry is derived from Greek word
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The word "phonics" actually follows its own rules of phonetics. In English, it's common for words to have irregular spellings due to historical reasons, borrowed words, or simply evolution of language over time. Phonics, derived from the Greek word "phōnē" meaning sound, was adapted into English with...
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The word "phonics" actually follows its own rules of phonetics. In English, it's common for words to have irregular spellings due to historical reasons, borrowed words, or simply evolution of language over time. Phonics, derived from the Greek word "phōnē" meaning sound, was adapted into English with its current spelling to represent its pronunciation. read less
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English Alphabet has 26 letters, but those have merely 44 sounds. Because of the sound patterns, we say "Phonics" instead of "Fonics".
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