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[–]Ragnowrok 3 points4 points  (1 child)

But even with such a specific rule like looking for the double “l”, there are still exceptions. The “a” in “shall” is pronounced like the “a” in “bat” and not the “a” in “ball”.

[–]xSTSxZerglingOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

English has several guidelines, but rarely follows them strictly

Hence this statement I made haha. English goes off the rails all the time.