Wings of Curiosity
A Living Archive of Unusual Sound Discoveries
Sometimes the letters don’t behave. Sometimes students hear something no one else noticed. Sometimes a sound flies in from the edge of the page. These discoveries are worth celebrating—and collecting. Below you'll find a growing field of phoneme surprises, student insights, and bird-linked revelations. Each one is a new wing in flight.
“When i Says /y/”
onion, million, companion
When t Sounds Like /ch/
future, nature, adventure
In unstressed syllables after t, English often softens the sound into /ch/. It’s a natural blending—future becomes fyoo-chur. This phoneme blend isn’t taught explicitly, but many students sense it intuitively.
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The Silent ‘e’ That Doesn’t Stay Silent
give, love, have
The letter e is usually silent at the end of words, except when it isn’t. These exceptions open space for decoding logic and emotional rhythm.
When s Says /zh/
vision, treasure, measure
This is one of the rarest phonemes in English: /ʒ/. It’s hidden in the middle of words and never at the beginning.
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