The sound 'sh' is traditionally spelt in many ways. e-speec uses the spelling 'sh' consistently. Also, -tion, -sion etc. are spelt '-shn' or '-shen'. The 'e' is added when necessary to indicate that the preceding vowel is long. So we get: cash, fashn (fashion), nashen (nation), broshure (brochure), fricshn (friction), fishn (fission), conshens (conscience).
In a few words, the spelling 'sh' represents the separate sounds 's' and 'h' - for example: mishap,
disharten (dishearten).
The sound 'zh' - for example the sound represented by 'si' in 'occasion' - is quite common in English.
It is spelt in many ways. e-speec uses the spelling 'zh' consistently. Also,
the sound 'zhun' as in
'fusion' is spelt '-zhn' or '-zhen'. The 'e' is added when needed to show that the preceding volwel is long.
So we get, for example: divizhn (division), ocazhen (occasion), iluzhen (illusion), bazhe (beige).
Traditionally the sound 'ch' is sometimes spelt 'tch'. e-speec uses the spelling
'ch' consistently.
Also, the sound 'chun' is spelt 'chn'. So we get: rich, wich (which, witch), cach (catch), combuschn
(combustion), sujeschn (suggestion).
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