[SoothingDave]

This is not mere speculative fiction; having at one time learned English as a second language myself, I could not at first avoid slipping into my conversations an occasional “hafazard.”

Undoubtedly, English holds its pitfalls for non-native speakers. However, the language and its conventions are not in the control of any one person, and one should simply accept the quirks of the language for what they are. There is information conveyed in our spellings far beyond a mere "guide-to-pronunciation."

SD

[r9etb]

slipping into my conversations an occasional “hafazard.”

Well, this would certainly qualify as a hafazard theory....

[Doctor Stochastic]

Good point. The written language is not a reflection of the spoken language.