Dieing languages and "easy to learn" spelling

[James Harbeck]

>    Will I be forced to spell "egg" and "leg" as if they rhymed with
>"beg?"

What's the difference between them in your dialect? I've only lived
where they do rhyme, and I've managed not to notice the distinction
in the speech of those who might pronounce them differently.

James Harbeck.

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