\nSame with \u201cp\u00f3j\u015b\u0107<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n
But what about \u201cznale\u017a\u0107<\/strong>\u201d? Or is it \u201cznale\u015b\u0107\u201d? Here Anna runs to look it up in a dictionary.<\/p>\n OK, I\u2019m back. According to the on-line dictionary, it\u2019s supposed to be \u201cznale\u017a\u0107<\/strong>\u201d. Yet when you pronounce this word, you still hear \u201c\u015b\u0107<\/strong>\u201d at the end, not \u201c\u017a\u0107<\/strong>\u201d. Actually, to even say \u201c\u017a\u0107<\/strong>\u201d there would be hard, if not impossible. Then why do we write it like that, huh?<\/p>\n I seem to remember that if this \u201c\u015b\u0107\/\u017a\u0107<\/strong>\u201d sound follows a consonant, then we write \u201c\u015b\u0107<\/strong>\u201d, and if it follows a vowel \u2013 then \u201c\u017a\u0107<\/strong>\u201d. But I\u2019m not sure if this is something that my teacher just made up (which is highly possible, the woman made up many things, including our final grades), or if this is an actual rule.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s this \u201c\u00f3<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cu<\/strong>\u201d confusion. I used to be so good as this stuff, and now I have to stop and think if it\u2019s \u201cskr\u00f3ci\u0107<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cskruci\u0107\u201d. Then I remember that \u201ckr\u00f3tki<\/strong>\u201d is written with an \u201c\u00f3<\/strong>\u201d so \u201cskr\u00f3ci\u0107<\/strong>\u201d must be the same.<\/p>\n The \u201c\u017c<\/strong>\u201d and \u201crz<\/strong>\u201d fiasco is something that I experience quite often, too. I know the general rules, oh yes, I do:<\/p>\n But knowing the rules, and following them are two different things.<\/p>\n Now I don\u2019t feel so bad. And as I write more and more in Polish, I\u2019m re-learning to spell properly. And all those goofy spelling rules are slowly coming back to me. Too slowly, if you ask me, though.<\/p>\n Words used today:<\/p>\n Lately I\u2019ve been writing in Polish more and more, and while I\u2019ve always thought that my Polish spelling skills were decent, now I\u2019m not so sure. In fact, I am sure – they suck. It\u2019s of very little consolation that I am not alone. Any random read of internet forums populated by Poles will prove…<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Seriously, Polish spelling IS complicated and convoluted, and there\u2019s no shame in admitting that it\u2019s hard to write it correctly. We even have special experts, who write newspaper columns, or who have TV or radio programs devoted to the intricacies of the language. And those columns are widely read, and the programs widely watched.
\nOne of those expert guys is professor Jan Miodek<\/a><\/strong>, who thanks to his TV program about Polish language became a popular media personality. Can you believe it? That we\u2019d actually NEED a TV program to discuss the more convoluted points of our convoluted language? And even professor Miodek<\/strong> admitted to making mistakes. Spelling mistakes, no less. And he is THE authority on the Polish language, trained linguist, professor at Wroc\u0142aw<\/strong> University and a member of the Polish Language Council (Rada J\u0119zyka Polskiego<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n